greengroceressn.

Brit.

/ˌɡriːnɡrəʊsəˈrɛs/,

/ˌɡriːŋɡrəʊsəˈrɛs/,

/ˈɡriːnˌɡrəʊsərᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈɡrinˌɡroʊsərəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: greengrocer n., -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: < greengrocer n. + -ess suffix¹.

A female greengrocer.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > seller of provisions > seller of fruit and vegetables > woman

kale-wife1563

greengroceress1839

1839 Bentley's Misc. Oct. 347 ‘Come in this minute, child!’ screamed the senior green-groceress.

1884 Academy 16 Feb. 107/3 The motherly Genoese greengroceress..is a charming sketch.

1924 J. D. Denniston Greek Literary Crit. i. 34 Aristophanes constantly taunts Euripides with being the son of a greengroceress.

1987 R. Russell tr. B. P. Galdós Our Friend Manso ii. 10 I have become accustomed to..the market's noisy disorder—it even seems as if the shouts of the green-groceresses encourage me to meditate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	greengroceress
释义	greengroceressn. Brit. /ˌɡriːnɡrəʊsəˈrɛs/, /ˌɡriːŋɡrəʊsəˈrɛs/, /ˈɡriːnˌɡrəʊsərᵻs/, U.S. /ˈɡrinˌɡroʊsərəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: greengrocer n., -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < greengrocer n. + -ess suffix¹. A female greengrocer. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > seller of provisions > seller of fruit and vegetables > woman kale-wife1563 greengroceress1839 1839 Bentley's Misc. Oct. 347 ‘Come in this minute, child!’ screamed the senior green-groceress. 1884 Academy 16 Feb. 107/3 The motherly Genoese greengroceress..is a charming sketch. 1924 J. D. Denniston Greek Literary Crit. i. 34 Aristophanes constantly taunts Euripides with being the son of a greengroceress. 1987 R. Russell tr. B. P. Galdós Our Friend Manso ii. 10 I have become accustomed to..the market's noisy disorder—it even seems as if the shouts of the green-groceresses encourage me to meditate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1839
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