grocer:
(plural: ‘grocers‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘g’ in this word rhymes with the letter ‘g’ in the word “garden”)
a shopkeeper who sells dry and preserved food items, such as flour, coffee, sugar, wheat, etc., and other things for a home, such as matches, soap, etc (household supplies) along with vegetables and fruit,
a grocer with a customer’s grocery
The word ‘grocer’ is said to be originated from the word ‘gross’ which means ‘bulk’ or ‘a lot’ and the word ‘grosser’ means a wholesaler who buys goods in large quantities or numbers and sells them in small quantities or numbers making a profit.
Mr James is a much loved grocer in our town whose regular customers, who have been buying their groceries at Mr James’ grocery, go to other grocery shops only when the items they need are out stock with him!
The traditional grocers were driven out of business by supermarket chains which sell goods at low prices, and these supermarkets are being pushed out of business by the giants, like Wal-Mart, in the grocery industry, which sell goods at even lower prices.
