Grocer

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grocer \Gro"cer\, n. [Formerly written grosser, orig., one who
     sells by the gross, or deals by wholesale, fr. F. grossier,
     marchand grossier, fr. gros large, great. See {Gross}.]
     A trader who deals in foods such as meats, dairy products,
     produce, tea, sugar, spices, coffee, fruits, and various
     other commodities.


     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Grocer's itch} (Med.), a disease of the skin, caused by
        handling sugar and treacle.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grocer
       n : a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household
           supplies)

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "grocer":
     baker, bookdealer, bookseller, butcher, chandler,
     clothing merchant, confectioner, draper, drysalter, fishmonger,
     fishwife, florist, footwear merchant, fruiterer, furnisher,
     furrier, greengrocer, groceryman, haberdasher, hardwareman,
     ironmonger, jeweler, liquor merchant, newsdealer, perfumer,
     poulterer, saddler, stationer, tobacconist, vintner,
     wine merchant