greengrocer
noun
green·gro·cer
ˈgrēn-ˌgrō-sər 
-shər
chiefly British
: a retailer of fresh vegetables and fruit
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Local greengrocer Le Jardin des Délices will also have special Ami branding, such as stickers on fruit.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
Antoine was a former miner, metal worker, soldier in the 1870 Franco-Prussian war, blacksmith, doorman and greengrocer, among other professions.
—Emilien Hofman (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
Among the victims were a locksmith, a flower seller, and two greengrocers.
—Anahid Nersessian, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
The artisanal ice cream and wine bar, which sits in a former butchers and greengrocer’s shop, is the third component of Alex Young and George De Vos’s business, having opened wine and small plates bar Goodbye Horses and coffee spot Day Trip earlier in 2024.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
Antoine was a former miner, metal worker, soldier in the 1870 Franco-Prussian war, blacksmith, doorman and greengrocer, among other professions.
—Emilien Hofman (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
Among the victims were a locksmith, a flower seller, and two greengrocers.
—Anahid Nersessian, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
The artisanal ice cream and wine bar, which sits in a former butchers and greengrocer’s shop, is the third component of Alex Young and George De Vos’s business, having opened wine and small plates bar Goodbye Horses and coffee spot Day Trip earlier in 2024.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
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greengrocer
noun
green·gro·cer
ˈgrēn-ˌgrō-sər
chiefly British
: a person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit to the public
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