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groceryman

groceryman noun: a male grocer.

Noun

groceryman (plural grocerymen)

  1. A male grocer.
    • “It is a form of communication perfect not just for poets but for the Chinese groceryman or Brazilian miner who arrived a few months ago,” he continued.2008 March 23, Simon Romero, “In Babel of Tongues, Suriname Seeks Itself”, in New York Times
    • The cream may be sold at the cream station and butter purchased from the groceryman.2009 May 31, Jonathan Miles, “Food Bloggers of 1940”, in New York Times

Forms of groceryman

pluralgrocerymen

Origin of groceryman

From grocery + -man.

Questions about groceryman

What does groceryman mean?
Groceryman means a male grocer.
What part of speech is groceryman?
Groceryman is a noun.
What is the plural of groceryman?
The plural of groceryman is grocerymen.

Words near groceryman in the dictionary

  1. grocery shops
  2. grocery shrink ray
  3. grocery store
  4. grocery stores
  5. grocerying
  6. groceryman
  7. grocerymen
  8. grocería
  9. grocerías
  10. Groces
  11. groceteria

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