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“Grocer” or “Grosser”

grocer / grosser are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

grocer g·r·OW·s·er

  • nouna retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies).

grosser g·r·OW·s·er

  • adjectivebefore any deductions.
  • adjectivelacking fine distinctions or detail.
  • adjectiverepellently fat.
Usage

Examples in context

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“grocer”

  • …widow of the wealthy London Grocer William Lane (d.1552).
  • …Keble, Lord Mayor 1510 and Grocer, and a great benefactor to…
  • …chieftain of the village, the grocer and even Shankaranna have an…
  • …storeys in 1835-1836 for a grocer named Harboe.
  • …Nebraska, in 1925 when Ukrainian-American grocer Reuben Kulakofsky fed players in…
  • …later owner, Peter Wasserfalls, a grocer and manufacturer, probably a few…
  • …was Mary Simpson, an African-American grocer who lived on John Street.
  • …then began working for a grocer at the age of 13…
  • …shopping center housing a chain grocer and pharmacy.
  • …a subsidiary of Los Angeles grocer Smart & Final, Inc., for…

“grosser”

  • …release and was the 22nd-highest grosser of the year.
  • …the year's second highest overseas grosser, behind only Raees, another Shah…
  • …Pappu Koodu (1959), an above-average grosser before its profitable re-release.
  • Grosser Preis von Berlin - (1)…
  • …member of the city parliament (Grosser Rat).

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