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Part of speech
noun
Pronunciation
GROH-suh /ˈɡrəʊsə/
Definition
A person or shop selling food and household goods in small quantities; a retail trader dealing in staple provisions.
Plain meaning
A grocer is the person who runs a shop selling everyday food and household goods — from a corner shop owner to a supermarket operator.
Register
Neutral and everyday. Grocer is the standard term for the retail food trader and the shop they operate. The corner grocer is a culturally specific British institution. Groceries is more commonly used than grocer in everyday speech — I'm going to get the groceries.
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Podcast 2 · Daily Use
Two British voices, real conversation
Grocer used naturally — examples, nuances, and close synonyms.
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Podcast 3 · Prompt Engineering
Using “Grocer” in AI prompts
An instructor and student walk through real, copy-ready developer prompts.
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