: a dealer in staple foodstuffs, meats, produce, and dairy products and usually household supplies
Examples of grocer in a Sentence
Ask your local grocer if he sells organic fruits and vegetables.
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According to an announcement about the partnership, ALDI will also be the first national grocer on the platform to accept SNAP/EBT nationwide.
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
The discount grocer has found success thanks to a plethora of private labels, which account for 90% of its selection, sold at prices usually marked below name brands.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
For decades, the Roberts Cut Off Road home behind the dance hall belonged to the Maroon family, Lebanese-American grocers when Greek and Lebanese built a community around their truck farms in the valley of the West Fork of the Trinity River.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Most users celebrated the chain's alternative for various diets and dietary restrictions — for example, one noted, the store's non-dairy chocolate chips are delicious but also much more affordable than other grocers.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
The discount grocer has found success thanks to a plethora of private labels, which account for 90% of its selection, sold at prices usually marked below name brands.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
For decades, the Roberts Cut Off Road home behind the dance hall belonged to the Maroon family, Lebanese-American grocers when Greek and Lebanese built a community around their truck farms in the valley of the West Fork of the Trinity River.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Most users celebrated the chain's alternative for various diets and dietary restrictions — for example, one noted, the store's non-dairy chocolate chips are delicious but also much more affordable than other grocers.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grocer
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“Grocer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grocer. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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grocer
noun
gro·cer
ˈgrō-sər 
: a dealer in food and household supplies
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