English
Pronunciation
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290 : Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E . IPA (key ) : /ˈɡɹəʊ.sə/
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290 : Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GenAm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E . IPA (key ) : /ˈɡɹoʊ.səɹ/ , /ˈɡɹoʊ.ʃəɹ/
Rhymes: -əʊsə(ɹ)
Homophone : grosser
Noun
grocer (plural grocers )
A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items ) from a grocery .
Derived terms
Translations
person selling foodstuffs and household items
Albanian: bakall (sq) , shitës (sq)
Arabic: بَقَّال m ( baqqāl ) , بَقَّالَة f ( baqqāla )
Egyptian Arabic: بقال m ( baʾʾāl )
Bulgarian: бакалин (bg) m ( bakalin )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 雜貨商 / 杂货商 (zh) ( záhuòshāng ) , 杂货商 (zh) ( záhuòshāng )
Czech: hokynář (cs) m , hokynářka f
Dutch: kruidenier (nl) m , kruidenierster f
Esperanto: spicisto , spicistino ( female )
Finnish: elintarvikekauppias , ruokakauppias
French: épicier (fr) f , épicière (fr) f
German: Lebensmittelhändler (de) m , Lebensmittelhändlerin (de) f , Kaufmann (de) m , Kauffrau (de) f , Krämer (de) m , Krämerin f
Greek: μπακάλης (el) m ( bakális ) , μπακάλισσα (el) f ( bakálissa ) , μπακάλαινα (el) f ( bakálaina ) , παντοπώλης (el) m ( pantopólis ) , παντοπώλισσα (el) f ( pantopólissa )
Hindi: pansari ( pansari )
Hungarian: zöldséges (hu)
Ido: spicisto , spicovendisto
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Italian: droghiere (it) m , droghiera f
Latin: holitor m ( vegetables and fruits ) , macellārius m ( meats )
Maltese: tal-merċa
Norman: êpicyi m , grôssyi m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kolonialhandler m , kjøpmann (no) m (cf. grosserer m )
Nynorsk: kolonialhandlar m , kjøpmann m (cf. grosserar m )
Portuguese: merceeiro (pt) m , merceeira f
Romanian: băcan (ro) m , băcăneasă f
Russian: бакале́йщик (ru) m ( bakaléjščik ) , бакале́йщица (ru) f ( bakaléjščica )
Scottish Gaelic: grosair m
Spanish: abacero (es) m , abacera (es) f , abarrotero (es) m ( Latin America ) , abarrotera (es) f ( Latin America )
Swedish: livsmedelshandlare c , specerihandlare c
Turkish: bakkal (tr)
Verb
grocer (third-person singular simple present grocers , present participle grocering , simple past and past participle grocered )
( uncommon ) To sell groceries ; to act as a grocer .