Greengrocer
A greengrocer (Commonwealth English), fruit and vegetable store (U.S.) is a store selling primarily fruit and vegetables. Greengrocer is primarily a British and Australian term, and greengrocers’ shops were once common in cities, towns and villages.
The concept is not common in the United States, as already in the 1940s, most fruit and vegetable sales in stores were at grocery stores, in addition to sales off pushcarts or other itinerant vendors, and at produce stands and farmers markets.In the U.K. and Australia, they have been affected by the dominant rise of supermarkets, but many can be found managing small shops or stores in towns and cities and in some villages. Greengrocers can also be found in street markets and malls, or managing produce departments at supermarkets. Such traders typically handle the entire business of buying, selling, and book-keeping themselves.
Greengrocer (noun)
A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.
Greengrocer (noun)
A common green cicada, species, of eastern Australia.
Grocery (noun)
retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.
Grocery (noun)
A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.
Grocery (verb)
To go grocery shopping.
Grocery (verb)
To furnish with groceries.
Grocery (noun)
a grocer’s shop or business.
Grocery (noun)
items of food sold in a grocery or supermarket.