grocer

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

grocer
    n 1: a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household
         supplies)

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Grocer \Gro"cer\, n. [Formerly written grosser, orig., one who
   sells by the gross, or deals by wholesale, fr. F. grossier,
   marchand grossier, fr. gros large, great. See {Gross}.]
   A trader who deals in foods such as meats, dairy products,
   produce, tea, sugar, spices, coffee, fruits, and various
   other commodities.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Grocer's itch} (Med.), a disease of the skin, caused by
      handling sugar and treacle.
      [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

31 Moby Thesaurus words for "grocer":
      baker, bookdealer, bookseller, butcher, chandler,
      clothing merchant, confectioner, draper, drysalter, fishmonger,
      fishwife, florist, footwear merchant, fruiterer, furnisher,
      furrier, greengrocer, groceryman, haberdasher, hardwareman,
      ironmonger, jeweler, liquor merchant, newsdealer, perfumer,
      poulterer, saddler, stationer, tobacconist, vintner,
      wine merchant

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