Etymology

grocer

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Today it means: A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery. Full definition →

Old French grossier
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromgrossier“wholesaler”
  2. English todaygrocer

From Old French grossier (“wholesaler”). Compare gross.

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