: a dealer in staple foodstuffs, meats, produce, and dairy products and usually household supplies
Examples of grocer in a Sentence
Ask your local grocer if he sells organic fruits and vegetables.
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Seafood processors, transport companies, grocers and restaurants are all feeling the pain, Tripodi said.
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Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
Publix is expanding again in the Charlotte region, as more grocers compete for a piece of the $10.4 billion market share.
—Catherine Muccigrosso
july 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2025
The national neighborhood grocer recently went viral on TikTok for opening a new store in Sherman Oaks, Calif., directly across from an existing location.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 18 July 2025
Pancho Villa, a North Park Mexican grocer, bakery and hot foods market, which opened in 2005, had been the place to go for affordable, perfect tortillas.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
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Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
Publix is expanding again in the Charlotte region, as more grocers compete for a piece of the $10.4 billion market share.
—Catherine Muccigrosso
july 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2025
The national neighborhood grocer recently went viral on TikTok for opening a new store in Sherman Oaks, Calif., directly across from an existing location.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 18 July 2025
Pancho Villa, a North Park Mexican grocer, bakery and hot foods market, which opened in 2005, had been the place to go for affordable, perfect tortillas.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for grocer
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“Grocer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grocer. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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grocer
noun
gro·cer
ˈgrō-sər 
: a dealer in food and household supplies
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