One that sells foodstuffs and various household supplies.
[Middle English, wholesaler, from Anglo-Norman grosser, from Medieval Latin grossārius, grocerius, from Late Latin grossus, thick.]
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IN BRIEF: n. - A retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies).
Tutor's tip: A "grocer" (a storekeeper who sells food) has to make sure that the biggest "grosser" (something that earns an amount of money) is always available to shoppers.
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a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
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Not to be confused with greengrocer or The Grocer.
"Purveyor" redirects here. For the legal concept, see purveyance.
Beginning as early as the 14th century, a grocer (also called purveyor) was a dealer in comestible dry goods such as spices, pepper, sugar, and (later) cocoa, tea and coffee. These items were bought in bulk, hence the term grocer from the French "grossier" meaning wholesaler.
As increasing numbers of staple foodstuffs became available in cans and other less-perishable packaging, the trade expanded its province. Today, grocers deal in a wide-range of staple food-stuffs including such perishables as meats, produce and dairy products. Such goods are, hence, groceries.
In the United States and United Kingdom, supermarkets and convenience stores are sometimes described as grocery businesses, or simply grocers.[1] The early supermarkets began as chains of grocer's shops. Clarence Saunders of Memphis, Tennessee invented the self-service grocery store with open stock in 1916, for which he received a US patent.
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Notable Grocers
- Horatio G. Loomis, one of the organizers of the Chicago Board of Councelers
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- ^ For example, the largest trade paper for UK supermarkets and convenience stores is called The Grocer
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| Translations: Grocer |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - købmand, kolonialhandler
Français (French)
n. - épicier
Deutsch (German)
n. - Lebensmittelhändler
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παντοπώλης, μπακάλης
Português (Portuguese)
n. - comerciante (m) (f) de secos e molhados
Español (Spanish)
n. - tendero, abarrotero, pulpero, almacenero
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - specerihandlare
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
食品商, 杂货店
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 食品商, 雜貨店
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 食料品商, 食料品雑貨商人
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) بقال, سمان
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - בעל חנות-מכולת
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