groceryman

[ groh-suh-ree-man, groh-shree- ]

noun

, plural gro·cer·y·men [groh, -s, uh, -ree-men, groh, -shree-].

1. a grocer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of groceryman¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; grocery + man

Example Sentences

The groceryman would make a toot, which was a poke made of a bit of twisted paper, and fill it with bits of sweet crackers that had been broken in the box and could no longer be sold as whole crackers.

From Literature

Yes, sir, with all this reckless joy and easy reach they spend their time in working 10 hours a day, sending their children to school or church, struggling to pay the groceryman and playing the accordion in their little flats.

From New York Times

The groceryman and his friends were talking politics; and doubtless they had never given more than a moment's thought to a murder committed away down in Mississippi.

From Project Gutenberg

She liked Myra Stetson, the groceryman’s daughter, almost as well as she did Eva Larry.

From Project Gutenberg

The groceryman says oyster-cans are the popular things for holding gold, in the diggin's.

From Project Gutenberg