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English Dictionary: grocer by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grocer
n
  1. a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
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.
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