Get to know Greengrocer better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like grocer.
Greengrocer meaning
- A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.
- A relatively small shop selling fresh vegetables and fruit.
- A common green cicada, Cyclochila australasiae, of eastern Australia.
Synonyms of Greengrocer
Using Greengrocer
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop. | A relatively small shop selling fresh vegetables and fruit. | A common green cicada, Cyclochila australasiae, of eastern Australia.
- Useful related words include: grocer.
Context around Greengrocer
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Greengrocer
- In this selection, "greengrocer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, peachy, excellence, former, took, award and cicada stand out and add context to how "greengrocer" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a former greengrocer in newchurch and a local greengrocer. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "greengrocer" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with greengrocer
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
She uses gaslighting tactics on Collignon ( Urbain Cancelier ), the nasty greengrocer. (11 words)
John-Paul Chesworth's new premises Bakehouse and Bar is in a former greengrocer in Newchurch Road. (17 words)
Church Street, a cobbled pedestrianised street, contains craft shops, a book shop, a traditional greengrocer, chemist, coffee shops and restaurants. (20 words)
According to his autobiography, Avicenna had memorised the entire Quran by the age of 10. citation He learned Indian arithmetic from an Indian greengrocer,ءMahmoud Massahi Khorasani Sharaf, Islamic Great Encyclopedia,vol.1. (33 words)
Peachy Greengrocer took home the Service Excellence (greengrocer) award, The Little Garden at Belmont won Florist of the Year and Bella Floral Boutique at Morisset won the Service Excellence award (florist). (31 words)
You may be able to get an online delivery slot with a larger supermarket, or ring through a delivery order from a local supermarket or food retailer such as a greengrocer. (31 words)
Example sentences (11)
Peachy Greengrocer took home the Service Excellence (greengrocer) award, The Little Garden at Belmont won Florist of the Year and Bella Floral Boutique at Morisset won the Service Excellence award (florist).
Sir Alan grew up in the East London neighbourhood of Hackney, where he got his first job at a local greengrocer.
John-Paul Chesworth's new premises Bakehouse and Bar is in a former greengrocer in Newchurch Road.
A recently emerged greengrocer cicada - also known as a masked devil or yellow Monday - rests on a white Waratah flower near Mt Wilson in the Blue Mountains.
You may be able to get an online delivery slot with a larger supermarket, or ring through a delivery order from a local supermarket or food retailer such as a greengrocer.
I used fresh lemons as well, fat ones from my local Turkish greengrocer with their reassuringly glossy leaves and unexpected thorns.
The butcher was doing good trade, as was the greengrocer, and the people walking around the shops didn’t appear to be addicted to their phones.
According to his autobiography, Avicenna had memorised the entire Quran by the age of 10. citation He learned Indian arithmetic from an Indian greengrocer,ءMahmoud Massahi Khorasani Sharaf, Islamic Great Encyclopedia,vol.1.
Church Street, a cobbled pedestrianised street, contains craft shops, a book shop, a traditional greengrocer, chemist, coffee shops and restaurants.
In "The Affair of the Hollow Lady", a greengrocer (played by Barbara Windsor ) develops a soft spot for Victor and tries to convince Margaret that he has been unfaithful to her.
She uses gaslighting tactics on Collignon ( Urbain Cancelier ), the nasty greengrocer.