Standard Lemma guide

grosser

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • homophone: grocer
  • CMU ARPABET: G R OW1 S ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

comparative form of gross: more gross

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparative, form-of

Examples

  • The young child's habits were much grosser than the others.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A film, etc. that grosses a certain amount of money.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-compounds

Examples

  • The cinema had shown all of the year's top grossers.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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