Groceress

/ˈɡroʊsərɪs/ noun

Definition

A female grocer; a woman who owns or operates a grocery store or conducts the grocery business.

Etymology

From grocer plus the feminine suffix -ess. This suffix, from French and Latin, historically feminized occupational nouns, though many such gendered forms are now outdated.

Kelly Says

Words like groceress show how English once marked gender in every profession — today most people just say 'grocer' regardless of gender, reflecting changing attitudes about work!

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