: 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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The restaurant is the second outpost from the iconic Hawaiian grocer Foodland.
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Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
Those are mostly Save-A-Lots, a discount grocer, but also include Leevers Locavore on West 38th Avenue in Denver.
—Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2024
Between the lines: Amazon is finally tapping into its Whole Foods footprint to better compete with Walmart and other grocers while boosting its own logistics network.
—Hope King, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
There was never a single, standard recipe for the chorizo that Chinese grocers sold, according to Don.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
Those are mostly Save-A-Lots, a discount grocer, but also include Leevers Locavore on West 38th Avenue in Denver.
—Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2024
Between the lines: Amazon is finally tapping into its Whole Foods footprint to better compete with Walmart and other grocers while boosting its own logistics network.
—Hope King, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
There was never a single, standard recipe for the chorizo that Chinese grocers sold, according to Don.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Grocer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grocer. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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grocer
noun
gro·cer
ˈgrō-sər 
: a dealer in food and household supplies
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