grocer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)

WordNet

Gro"cer noun
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. A trader who deals in tea, sugar, spices, coffee, fruits, and various other commodities.

Webster 1913