Groceryman

/ˈɡroʊsəriːmən/ noun

Definition

A person who works in or owns a grocery store; a male grocer.

Etymology

From grocer (a merchant who sells groceries, from Old French grossier meaning 'one who sells in bulk') plus the agent suffix -man.

Kelly Says

Before supermarkets, the 'groceryman' was essential to every neighborhood—usually a single shop owner who knew customers personally! This word captures a whole lost way of shopping.

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