greengrocer

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(grēn'grō'sər) pronunciation

n. Chiefly British
A retail seller of fresh fruits and vegetables.

greengrocery green'gro'cer·y n.

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Meaning #1: (British) a grocer who sells fresh fruits and vegetables

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For the Australian cicada of the same name, see Cyclochila australasiae.

In front of a greengrocer's shop in Gourock, Scotland

greengrocer's shop in Buenos Aires.

A greengrocer or fruiterer is a retail trader in fruit and vegetables; that is, in green groceries.^[1] Greengrocer is primarily a British and Australian term, and greengrocers' shops were once common in suburbs, towns and villages. They have been affected by the dominant rise of supermarkets, but many can be found managing small shops or stores in towns and cities and in some villages. Greengrocers can also be found in street markets and malls, or managing produce departments at supermarkets. Such traders typically handle the entire business of buying, selling, and book-keeping themselves.

The greengrocers' apostrophe

Because of its frequent misuse on greengrocers' signs, such as for apple's, orange's or banana's, an unnecessary apostrophe used to form a plural is known as a greengrocers' apostrophe.

Interior of a greengrocer's shop in Stroud, Gloucestershire

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^ Driscoll, Michael; Meredith Hamiltion, Marie Coons (May 2003). A Child's Introduction Poetry. 151 West 19th Street New York, NY 10011: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers. pp. 12. ISBN 1-57912-282-5. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/A-Childs-Introduction-to-Poetry/Michael-Driscoll/e/9781579122829.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - grønthandler

Nederlands (Dutch)
groenteboer

Français (French)
n. - marchand de fruits et légumes

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gemüsehändler

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μανάβης, οπωροπώλης

Italiano (Italian)
ortolano

Português (Portuguese)
n. - verdureiro (m)

Русский (Russian)
зеленщик

Español (Spanish)
n. - verdulero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (frukt- och) grönsakshandlare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
蔬菜水果商, 菜贩

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 蔬菜水果商, 菜販

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 채소 가게, 채소 장수

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 青果商, 八百屋

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بائع الخضار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ירקן‬

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