Hypertext Webster Gateway: "grocer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 tea, sugar, spices, coffee, fruits, and
various other commodities.
{Grocer's itch} (Med.), a disease of the skin, caused by
handling sugar and treacle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
grocer
n : a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household
supplies)
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