épicier

noun

A French grocer.

OriginFrench épicier →
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Meanings

nounépicier (plural épiciers)

plural épiciers

  1. rareA French grocer.

    A Parisian épicier may be always known by his physical exterior, by his dress, his phraseology, his gait, or a certain ostentatiousness of manner, which the prying eye of the caricaturist will not fail to mark and make the most of.

    1844, The Monthly Review, page 25

Origin

  1. Frenchépicier
  2. Englishépicier

From French épicier. Doublet of spicer.

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épicier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9picier

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