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Webster 1913 Edition

Greengrocer

Green′groˊcer

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Noun.

A retailer of vegetables or fruits in their fresh or green state.

Definition 2025

greengrocer

greengrocer

English

Noun

greengrocer ‎(plural greengrocers)

(chiefly Britain) A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop

Usage notes

Greengrocer is not used in North America and is not likely to be understood.

Synonyms

(small shop selling produce): greengrocer's; produce store, produce shop (US)

Derived terms

Derived terms

Translations

person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit

Bulgarian: зарзаватчия m ‎(zarzavatčija)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 蔬菜水果店 ‎(shūcài-shuǐguǒ-diàn)
Czech: zelinář m
Dutch: groenteboer (nl) m
Finnish: vihanneskauppias
French: marchand de fruits et légumes m, primeur (fr) m
German: Gemüsehändler (de) m, Gemüsehändlerin (de) f, Obst- und Gemüsehändler m, Obst- und Gemüsehändlerin f, Gemüsemann m, Gemüsefrau f
Greek: μανάβης (el) m ‎(manávis)
Hebrew: יַרְקָן (he) m ‎(yarkan)
Ido: frukto-vendisto (io)
Japanese: 八百屋 (ja) ‎(やおや, yaoya)

Maltese: tal-ħaxix
Portuguese: verdureiro m, hortaliceiro m, quitandeiro m
Romanian: zarzavagiu (ro) m, zarzavagioaică (ro) f
Russian: продаве́ц овоще́й и фру́ктов m ‎(prodavéc ovoščéj i frúktov), (shop) овощно́й магази́н m ‎(ovoščnój magazín)
Serbo-Croatian: пиљар m ‎(piljar)
Spanish: verdulero (es) m
Swedish: grönsakshandlare (sv)
Turkish: manav (tr)
Vietnamese: người bán rau cải
Volapük: (vegetable ♂♀) härbatatedan, (♂) härbatahitedan, (♀) härbatajitedan; (♂♀) fluka- e härbatatedan, (♂) fluka- e härbatahitedan, (♀) fluka- e härbatajitedan

External links

greengrocer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia