greengrocer's
noun
greengrocer's is a noun meaning “A shop where fresh fruit and vegetables are sold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled G-R-E-E-N-G-R-O-C-E-R-S, and it appears about once in every 59 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of greengrocer's is greengrocers'.
What does greengrocer's mean?
noun
- 1
A shop where fresh fruit and vegetables are sold.
Pick up some kale for the coleslaw at the greengrocer(')s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of greengrocer's
- greengrocers' plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is greengrocer's?
Greengrocer's appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Greengrocer's in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense shop for fruit and vegetables:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | magasin de fruits et légumes |
| German | Gemüseladen, Gemüsehandlung, Obst- und Gemüseladen, Obst- und Gemüsehandlung, Gemüsegeschäft |
| Spanish | verdulería |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does greengrocer's come from?
From greengrocer + -'s, presumably abbreviation of greengrocer's shop or similar; compare butcher's etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).