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Found 1 definition: grocer.

Pos: Noun

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun grocer has 1 senses

grocer(n = noun.person) Array - a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies); Array
is a kind of merchandiser, merchant
has particulars: greengrocer

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

grocer, n. [Formerly written grosser, orig., one who sells by the gross, or deals by wholesale, fr. F. grossier, marchand grossier, fr. gros large, great. See Gross.].

A trader who deals in meats, dairy products, produce, tea, sugar, spices, coffee, fruits, and various other commodities. [1913 Webster]

Grocer's itch (Med.), a disease of the skin, caused by handling sugar and treacle.

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

grocer, n. a dealer in food and household provisions.

Etymology:
ME & AF grosser, orig. one who sells in the gross, f. OF grossier f. med.L grossarius (as GROSS)

[ROGET DICTIONARY]

Provision

N provision, supply, grist, grist for the mill, subvention, resources, groceries, grocery, providing, purveyance, reinforcement, reenforcement, commissariat, provender, ensilage, viaticum, caterer, purveyor, commissary, quartermaster, manciple, feeder, batman, victualer, grocer, comprador, restaurateur, jackal, pelican, sutler, grocery shop, grocery store.