grocer

== English == === Etymology === From Old French grossier (“wholesaler”). Compare gross. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹəʊ.sə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹoʊ.səɹ/, also (sometimes proscribed) /ˈɡɹoʊ.ʃəɹ/ Rhymes: -əʊsə(ɹ) Homophone: grosser === Noun === grocer (plural grocers) A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery. A retail store that sells groceries, a grocery store. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== grocery ==== Descendants ==== → Irish: grósaeir → Welsh: groser ==== Translations ==== === Verb === grocer (third-person singular simple present grocers, present participle grocering, simple past and past participle grocered) (uncommon) To sell groceries; to act as a grocer.