Grocer

created by Webster 1913
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:59:02

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 akin, caused by handling sugar and treacle.

 

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