Grocer's shop

  • 1grocer — gro|cer [ˈgrəusə US ˈgrousər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: grossier person who sells in large quantities , from gros; GROSS1] 1.) someone who owns or works in a shop that sells food and other things used in the home 2.) grocer s a… …

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  • 2grocer — noun (C) 1 someone who owns or works in a shop that sells food such as flour, sugar, food in cans, and other things used in the home 2 grocer s a grocer s shop …

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  • 3grocer — [ˈgrəʊsə] noun [C] 1) grocer s a small shop that sells food and other goods for the home 2) someone who owns or works in a grocer s shop …

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  • 4grocer — UK [ˈɡrəʊsə(r)] / US [ˈɡroʊsər] noun [countable] Word forms grocer : singular grocer plural grocers someone whose job is to sell food and other goods for the home in a small shop. The shop they work in is called a grocer s …

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  • 5grocer — [[t]gro͟ʊsə(r)[/t]] grocers 1) N COUNT A grocer is a shopkeeper who sells foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods. 2) N COUNT: oft the N A grocer or a grocer s is a shop where foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods are sold. [mainly… …

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  • 6grocer's — noun A shop selling groceries …

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  • 7close up shop — {v. phr.} 1. To shut a store at the end of a day s business, also, to end a business. * /The grocer closes up shop at 5 o clock./ * /After 15 years in business at the same spot, the garage closed up shop./ 2. {informal} To stop some activity;… …

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  • 8close up shop — {v. phr.} 1. To shut a store at the end of a day s business, also, to end a business. * /The grocer closes up shop at 5 o clock./ * /After 15 years in business at the same spot, the garage closed up shop./ 2. {informal} To stop some activity;… …

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  • 9John Walker (grocer) — John (Johnnie) Walker (1805 – 1857) was a Scottish grocer, who originated what would become one of the world’s most famous whisky brand names, Johnnie Walker.Walker was born near Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, Scotland. When his father Alexander died in …

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  • 10close\ up\ shop — v. phr. 1. To shut a store at the end of a day s business, also, to end a business. The grocer closes up shop at 5 o clock. After 15 years in business at the same spot, the garage closed up shop. 2. informal To stop some activity; finish what you …

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