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n. - A retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies).

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  • My mum has gone out to see if the grocer is up and running now that the war's ended.
  • Finding nice apricots from the grocer is a challenge too hard to comprehend.
  • All other grocery stores contacted open, but call your grocer for specific hours.
  • Next our grocer is our bootblack, who has set up a sturdy but shabby throne to catch the business off the "L."
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  • A "grocer" (a storekeeper who sells food) has to make sure that the biggest "grosser" (something that earns an amount of money) is always available to shoppers.
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