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greengrocer [ˈgriːnˌgrəʊsə] n
(Business / Commerce) Chiefly Brit a retail trader in fruit and vegetables greengrocery n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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