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greengrocer

[ green-groh-ser ]

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. a retailer of fresh vegetables and fruit.


greengrocer

/ ˈɡ°ù¾±Ë²Ôˌɡ°ùəʊ²õÉ™ /

noun

  1. a retail trader in fruit and vegetables
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ°ù±ð±ð²ÔËŒ²µ°ù´Ç³¦±ð°ù²â, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of greengrocer1

First recorded in 1715–25; green + grocer
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Example Sentences

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At 12 he was getting up before school to boil beetroot for a local greengrocer.

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She is still in a relationship with Jérôme V, who was working at a greengrocer's at the time of his arrest.

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Paul Hastings, a greengrocer at the Vineyards shopping centre near their home, had also noticed their disappearance.

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Some extremely low-risk businesses, such as pharmacists and greengrocers, can be inspected within three years.

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The greengrocer’s wife who had let me sleep on her roof, next to a mat of drying fruit.

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