grocer's
grocer's — noun
- grocer'ssingular
- grocer'sesplural
1. a small local store that sells food and household items, run by or named after t
a small local store that sells food and household items, run by or named after the person who owns it.
Élise stopped at the grocer's on her way home to buy milk and bread.
collocation: stop at the grocer's
There used to be a small grocer's on the corner before the supermarket opened.
typical setting: corner grocer's vs supermarket
Vivek works part-time at the grocer's near the train station every Saturday.
Nkechi sent her son to the grocer's for a bag of rice and some onions.
The grocer's down our street sells fresh eggs from a local farm.
- grocery store
standard American equivalent
- corner shop
British, emphasises small neighbourhood scale, may sell more than food
- convenience store
more modern, often open long hours; broader stock than a traditional grocer's
文法句型
at the grocer's
go to the grocer's
用法筆記
Chiefly British. The form with the apostrophe-s comes from 'the grocer's shop' and refers to the shop itself, not the person. American English usually says 'the grocery store' instead.