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greengrocer

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green·gro·cer  (grngrsr)
n. Chiefly British
A retail seller of fresh fruits and vegetables.

greengrocer·y n.

greengrocer [ˈgriːnˌgrəʊsə]
n
(Business / Commerce) Chiefly Brit a retail trader in fruit and vegetables
greengrocery  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.greengrocergreengrocer - a grocer who sells fresh fruits and vegetables
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
grocer - a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
Translations
greengrocer [ˈgriːnˌgrəʊsəʳ] N (Brit) → verdulero/a m/f
greengrocer's (shop)verdulería f
greengrocer [ˈgriːngrəʊsər] n (British)marchand m de fruits et légumes
at the greengrocer's → chez le marchand de fruits et légumes
greengrocer [ˈgriːnˌgrəʊsəʳ] n (Brit) → fruttivendolo/a
"greengrocer's" → "frutta e verdura"
to go to the greengrocer's → andare dal fruttivendolo
greengrocer [ˈgriːnˌgrəʊsəʳ] n (Brit) → fruttivendolo/a
"greengrocer's" → "frutta e verdura"
to go to the greengrocer's → andare dal fruttivendolo


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Serjeant Buzfuz prayed a TALES; the gentleman in black then proceeded to press into the special jury, two of the common jurymen; and a greengrocer and a chemist were caught directly.
Biggs is our greengrocer, and his chief talent lies in securing the services of the most abandoned and unprincipled errand-boys that civilisation has as yet produced.
The Portuguese grocer refused him further credit, while the greengrocer, who was an American and proud of it, had called him a traitor to his country and refused further dealings with him - carrying his patriotism to such a degree that he cancelled Martin's account and forbade him ever to attempt to pay it.
 
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