greengrocer
A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shopA person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.
» I met him outside the greengrocer's.
Ich traf ihn vor dem Gemüseladen.
Ich habe ihn vor dem Gemüseladen getroffen.
Meaning
3 senses(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.
Gemüsehändler, Gemüsehändlerin, Obst- und Gemüsehändler
продаве́ц овоще́й и фру́ктовprodavéc ovoščéj i frúktov, овощно́й магази́нovoščnój magazín
a grocer who sells fresh fruits and vegetables
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)A relatively small shop selling fresh vegetables and fruit.
A common green cicada, Cyclochila australasiae, of eastern Australia.
Examples
8 sentencesI met him outside the greengrocer's.
deIch traf ihn vor dem Gemüseladen.
There's a greengrocer's in this street.
deEs gibt in dieser Straße einen Lebensmittelladen.
This is the cheapest greengrocer in town.
deDas ist der billigste Lebensmittelladen in der Stadt.
The greengrocer is very kind to his customers.
deDer Gemüsehändler ist sehr freundlich zu seinen Kunden.
I buy my fruits and vegetables at the greengrocer's.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From green + grocer.From green + grocer.
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Forms
plural: greengrocers| Singular | greengrocer |
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