greengrocer

[ green-groh-ser ]

/ ˈgrinˌgroʊ sər /

noun Chiefly British.

a retailer of fresh vegetables and fruit.

Origin of greengrocer

First recorded in 1715–25; green + grocer

Words nearby greengrocer

green gentian, green gland, green glass, Green Goddess, Greengrass, greengrocer, greengrocery, Greenham Common, greenhead, greenheart, green heron

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Example sentences from the Web for greengrocer

Who could be a better observer than the greengrocer by the mosque or the hospital night watchman?
Gay Syrian Blogger a Hoax?|Asne Seierstad|June 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In those days you bought them cooked at the charcuterie for the same price that you got them raw at the greengrocer's.
Paris Vistas|Helen Davenport Gibbons
If War is to be the prefix, why cannot our greengrocer find suitable words in the chronicles of strife?
Merchantmen-at-Arms|David W. Bone
Next day I remembered the servant had half-a-sovereign to pay the greengrocer, and I had not seen her since I gave it to her.
More Pages from a Journal|Mark Rutherford

He has been thinking about the Kaiser, the Kaiser who is breaking his heart through the medium of the greengrocer's baby.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol 150, February 9, 1916|Various
But the greengrocer from Kent reeled down the street to the nearest public-house.
The Literary Sense|E. Nesbit

British Dictionary definitions for greengrocer

greengrocer

/ (ˈɡriːnˌɡrəʊsə) /

noun

mainly British a retail trader in fruit and vegetables

Derived forms of greengrocer

greengrocery, noun

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单词	greengrocer
释义	greengrocer [ green-groh-ser ] / ˈgrinˌgroʊ sər / noun Chiefly British. a retailer of fresh vegetables and fruit. Origin of greengrocer First recorded in 1715–25; green + grocer Words nearby greengrocer green gentian, green gland, green glass, Green Goddess, Greengrass, greengrocer, greengrocery, Greenham Common, greenhead, greenheart, green heron Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for greengrocer Who could be a better observer than the greengrocer by the mosque or the hospital night watchman? Gay Syrian Blogger a Hoax?\|Asne Seierstad\|June 6, 2011\|DAILY BEAST In those days you bought them cooked at the charcuterie for the same price that you got them raw at the greengrocer's. Paris Vistas\|Helen Davenport Gibbons If War is to be the prefix, why cannot our greengrocer find suitable words in the chronicles of strife? Merchantmen-at-Arms\|David W. Bone Next day I remembered the servant had half-a-sovereign to pay the greengrocer, and I had not seen her since I gave it to her. More Pages from a Journal\|Mark Rutherford He has been thinking about the Kaiser, the Kaiser who is breaking his heart through the medium of the greengrocer's baby. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol 150, February 9, 1916\|Various But the greengrocer from Kent reeled down the street to the nearest public-house. The Literary Sense\|E. Nesbit British Dictionary definitions for greengrocer greengrocer / (ˈɡriːnˌɡrəʊsə) / noun mainly British a retail trader in fruit and vegetables Derived forms of greengrocer greengrocery, noun 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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