greengrocer

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UK/ˈɡɹinˌɡɹəʊs.ə(ɹ)/

noun

A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.

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Meanings

noungreengrocer (plural greengrocers)

plural greengrocers

  1. CommonwealthIrelandUKA person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.
  2. CommonwealthIrelandUKA relatively small shop selling fresh vegetables and fruit.

    Synonyms: greengrocer's, produce store, produce shop

  3. A common green cicada, Cyclochila australasiae, of eastern Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA relatively small shop selling fresh vegetables and fruit.

Similar
greengrocer'sproduce storeproduce shop

Origin

From green + grocer.

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Translations

Ancient Greek λαχανοπώλης, λαχανοπωλήτρια
  • λαχανοπώλης (lakhanopṓlēs)person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • λαχανοπωλήτρια (lakhanopōlḗtria)person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Arabic بَقَّال
  • بَقَّال (baqqāl)person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Bulgarian зарзаватчи́я
  • зарзаватчи́я (zarzavatčíja)person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Catalan verdulaire, verdurer
  • verdulaireperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • verdurerperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • verdureraperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Chinese Mandarin 蔬菜水果店
  • 蔬菜水果店 (shūcài-shuǐguǒ-diàn)person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Czech zelinář
  • zelinářperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Dutch groenteboer
  • groenteboerperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Finnish vihanneskauppias
  • vihanneskauppiasperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
French marchand de fruits et légumes, primeur
  • marchand de fruits et légumesperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • primeurperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
German Gemüsehändler, Gemüsehändlerin
  • Gemüsehändlerperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • Gemüsehändlerinperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • Obst- und Gemüsehändlerperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • Obst- und Gemüsehändlerinperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • Gemüsemannperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • Gemüsefrauperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Greek μανάβης, οπωροπώλης
  • μανάβης (manávis)person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • οπωροπώλης (oporopólis)person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Hebrew יַרְקָן
  • יַרְקָן (yarkán)person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Hungarian zöldséges, zöldségboltos
  • zöldségesperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • zöldségboltosperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • zöldségárusperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Irish siopadóir glasraí, grósaeir glasraí
  • siopadóir glasraíperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • grósaeir glasraíperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Japanese 八百屋
  • 八百屋 (yaoya)person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Latin holitor
  • holitorperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Malay penjual sayur
  • penjual sayurperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Polish sprzedawca w warzywniaku, sprzedawczyni w warzywniaku
  • sprzedawca w warzywniakuperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • sprzedawczyni w warzywniakuperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • owocarzperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Portuguese verdureiro, hortaliceiro
  • verdureiroperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • hortaliceiroperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • quitandeiroperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • verduleiroperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Romanian zarzavagiu, zarzavagioaică
  • zarzavagiuperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • zarzavagioaicăperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Russian продаве́ц овоще́й и фру́ктов, овощно́й магази́н
  • продаве́ц овоще́й и фру́ктов (prodavéc ovoščéj i frúktov)person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • овощно́й магази́н (ovoščnój magazín)person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Spanish verdulero
  • verduleroperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Swedish grönsakshandlare
  • grönsakshandlareperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Turkish manav
  • manavperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Vietnamese người bán rau cải, hàng rau
  • người bán rau cảiperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • hàng rauperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Welsh gwerthwr llysiau, grîn-groser
  • gwerthwr llysiauperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
  • grîn-groserperson who sells fresh vegetables and fruit
Cite this entry
APA

greengrocer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greengrocer

MLA

“greengrocer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greengrocer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greengrocer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greengrocer.

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