: a dealer in staple foodstuffs, meats, produce, and dairy products and usually household supplies
Examples of grocer in a Sentence
Ask your local grocer if he sells organic fruits and vegetables.
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This venerable gourmet grocer has an incredible inventory of fine foods, wines and gifts.
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Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Advertisement There was Leland Stanford, who was once a wholesale grocer in Sacramento and later became governor and founded a university bearing his name.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Specialty grocer Earth Fare is closing its only remaining Charlotte store, citing the region’s intense grocery store competition as one of the factors.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
Discount grocer Aldi will soon have new stores in nine states, including one in Wisconsin.
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
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Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Advertisement There was Leland Stanford, who was once a wholesale grocer in Sacramento and later became governor and founded a university bearing his name.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Specialty grocer Earth Fare is closing its only remaining Charlotte store, citing the region’s intense grocery store competition as one of the factors.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
Discount grocer Aldi will soon have new stores in nine states, including one in Wisconsin.
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Grocer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grocer. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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grocer
noun
gro·cer
ˈgrō-sər 
: a dealer in food and household supplies
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