noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɡɹəʊ.sə/
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General-American:/ˈɡɹoʊ.səɹ/
General-American:
rhymes with -əʊsə(ɹ)
homophone: grosser
CMU ARPABET:G R OW1 S ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A retail store that sells groceries, a grocery store.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To sell groceries; to act as a grocer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: merchant, merchandiser
Narrower terms: greengrocer
History
Etymology
From Old French grossier (“wholesaler”). Compare gross.
Across languages
Translations
96 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
bakall
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Albanian:
shitës
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Arabic:
بَقَّال
(baqqāl)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Arabic:
بَقَّالَة
(baqqāla)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Arabic:
بَدَّال
(baddāl)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Arabic:
بقال
(baʔʔāl)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Armenian:
նպարավաճառ
(nparavačaṙ)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Azerbaijani:
baqqal
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Belarusian:
бакале́йнік
(bakaljéjnik)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Belarusian:
бакале́йніца
(bakaljéjnica)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Belarusian:
бакале́йшчык
(bakaljéjščyk)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Belarusian:
бакале́йшчыца
(bakaljéjščyca)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Bhojpuri:
पंसारी
(pansārī)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Bulgarian:
бака́лин
(bakálin)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Catalan:
adroguer
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Catalan:
adroguera
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Chinese Mandarin:
雜貨商 /杂货商
(záhuòshāng)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Czech:
hokynář
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Czech:
hokynářka
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Danish:
købmand
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Dutch:
kruidenier
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Dutch:
kruidenierster
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Esperanto:
spicisto
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Esperanto:
spicistino
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Finnish:
elintarvikekauppias
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Finnish:
ruokakauppias
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
French:
épicier
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
French:
épicière
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Georgian:
ბაყალი
(baq̇ali)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
German:
Lebensmittelhändler
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
German:
Lebensmittelhändlerin
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
German:
Kaufmann
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
German:
Kauffrau
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
German:
Krämer
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
German:
Krämerin
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
German:
Kolonialwarenhändler
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Greek:
μπακάλης
(bakális)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Greek:
μπακάλισσα
(bakálissa)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Greek:
μπακάλαινα
(bakálaina)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Greek:
παντοπώλης
(pantopólis)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Greek:
παντοπώλισσα
(pantopólissa)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Hindi:
पंसारी
(pansārī)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Hungarian:
zöldséges
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Ido:
spicisto
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Ido:
spicovendisto
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Irish:
grósaeir
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Italian:
droghiere
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Italian:
droghiera
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Kazakh:
бақалшы
(baqalşy)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Kazakh:
аттерші
(atterşı)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Latin:
holitor
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Latin:
macellārius
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Macedonian:
ба́кал
(bákal)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Maltese:
tal-merċa
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Norman:
êpicyi
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Norman:
grôssyi
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Norwegian Bokmål:
kolonialhandler
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Norwegian Bokmål:
kjøpmann (cf. grosserer m)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kolonialhandlar
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kjøpmann (cf. grosserar m)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Pashto:
بقال
(baqāl)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Dari:
بَقَّال
(baqqāl)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Iranian Persian:
بَقَّال
(baġġâl)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Polish:
sklepikarz
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Polish:
sklepikarka
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Portuguese:
merceeiro
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Portuguese:
merceeira
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Romanian:
băcan
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Romanian:
băcăneasă
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Russian:
бакале́йщик
(bakaléjščik)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Russian:
бакале́йщица
(bakaléjščica)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Russian:
продаве́ц
(prodavéc)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Russian:
продавщи́ца
(prodavščíca)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Russian:
торго́вец
(torgóvec)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Russian:
торго́вка
(torgóvka)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Scottish Gaelic:
grosair
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Serbo-Croatian:
бака̀лӣн
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Serbo-Croatian:
bakàlīn
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Spanish:
abacero
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Spanish:
abacera
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Spanish:
abarrotero
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Spanish:
abarrotera
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Spanish:
vivandero
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Swedish:
livsmedelshandlare
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Swedish:
specerihandlare
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Tajik:
баққол
(baqqol)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Turkish:
bakkal
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Ottoman Turkish:
بقال
(bakkal)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Turkmen:
bakgal
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Ukrainian:
бакалі́йник
(bakalíjnyk)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Ukrainian:
бакалі́йниця
(bakalíjnycja)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Urdu:
بَقَّال
(baqqāl)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Urdu:
پَنْساری
(pansārī)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Uyghur:
باققال
(baqqal)
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Uzbek:
baqqol
— person selling foodstuffs and household items
Welsh:
groser
— person selling foodstuffs and household items