Meanings
noungroceryman (plural grocerymen)
plural grocerymen
- A male grocer.
The cream may be sold at the cream station and butter purchased from the groceryman.
2009 May 31, Jonathan Miles, “Food Bloggers of 1940”, in New York Times1 more example
“It is a form of communication perfect not just for poets but for the Chinese groceryman or Brazilian miner who arrived a few months ago,” he continued.
2008 March 23, Simon Romero, “In Babel of Tongues, Suriname Seeks Itself”, in New York Times
Origin
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groceryman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groceryman
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“groceryman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groceryman. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “groceryman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groceryman.
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