groceress

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noun

A female grocer.

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Meanings

noungroceress (plural groceresses)

plural groceresses

  1. datedA female grocer.

    'I can recollect Mrs. Winter very well, if nobody else can,' said the aged groceress.

    1891, Thomas Hardy, The Winters and The Palmleys

Origin

From grocer + -ess.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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