grocer
/ˈɡrəʊsə(r)/noun
उच्चारण ग्रोसर
पंसारी, किराने वाला
Basic word
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a person who owns or manages a shop that sells food and other things used in the home; (grocer's) a grocer's shop
पंसारी, किराने वाला
- the local grocer
- My mother buys rice and pulses from the grocer at the corner.
- The grocer delivers vegetables to our door every morning.
+ 1 more example
- Our local grocer knows all his customers by name.
Synonyms shopkeeper kirana store owner greengrocer storekeeper
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
grocer (countable noun)
A grocer is a person who owns or runs a shop selling food and household goods.
Grocer वह व्यक्ति है जो खाने-पीने और घरेलू सामान की दुकान चलाता है।
- Radhika's uncle is a grocer in Jaipur.
- The grocer weighed the lentils carefully.
the grocer's (shop)
In British English, 'the grocer's' with an apostrophe means the grocer's shop.
ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में apostrophe के साथ 'the grocer's' का अर्थ grocer की दुकान है।
- I stopped at the grocer's to buy some sugar.
- She went to the grocer's after school.
local/village + grocer
Adjectives show the size or place of the shop, which suggests a small, neighbourhood business.
विशेषण दुकान का आकार या स्थान बताते हैं, जिससे छोटा मोहल्ले का व्यापार सूचित होता है।
- Our local grocer delivers milk to every house.
grocer vs greengrocer
A greengrocer sells only fruit and vegetables, while a grocer sells a wider range of food.
Greengrocer केवल फल और सब्ज़ियाँ बेचता है, जबकि grocer अधिक प्रकार का खाद्य सामान बेचता है।
- The greengrocer sold fresh spinach and tomatoes.
+Collocations 4
adjective + grocer
localvillageneighbourhoodwholesalehonest
- The village grocer knows every family by name.
verb + grocer
runwork asbecomeowe money tobuy from
- His father works as a grocer in Lucknow.
grocer + noun
shopbilllistvanstall
- Her mother kept the grocer bill in a drawer.
at/to the grocer's
go topop intorun tostop atwalk to
- I will run to the grocer's for some tea leaves.
“More examples 5
- The grocer gave Radhika some free peanuts with her purchase.
grocer ने राधिका को उसकी खरीदारी के साथ कुछ मूँगफली मुफ़्त दीं।
- My grandfather was a grocer for forty years.
मेरे दादाजी चालीस वर्ष तक किराने के दुकानदार रहे।
- The grocer's shop opens early during the festival season.
त्योहारों के मौसम में किराने की दुकान जल्दी खुलती है।
- The grocer kept a ledger of everything the families owed him.
grocer एक बही रखता था जिसमें परिवारों के बकाया की सारी जानकारी रहती थी।
- A grocer must check the expiry date on all packed goods.
किराना दुकानदार को सभी पैक सामान की expiry date जाँचनी चाहिए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I bought rice from grocer.
✓ I bought rice from the grocer.
A countable singular noun needs an article here.
यहाँ गणनीय एकवचन संज्ञा से पहले article आवश्यक है।
✗ She went to the grocer for buying vegetables.
✓ She went to the grocer's to buy vegetables.
Use the shop form grocer's and the to-infinitive for purpose, not for + -ing.
दुकान के लिए grocer's रूप और उद्देश्य के लिए to-infinitive प्रयोग करें, for + -ing नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name food sellers, but they sell different goods.
ये शब्द खाद्य विक्रेताओं के नाम हैं, पर वे अलग-अलग सामान बेचते हैं।
Sells general food and household goods.
सामान्य खाद्य और घरेलू सामान बेचता है।
- The grocer sells pulses and spices.
Sells fruit and vegetables.
फल और सब्ज़ियाँ बेचता है।
- She bought apples from the greengrocer.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
shopkeeper kirana store owner greengrocer storekeeper
§Grammar and usage
Usage: groceries (plural) are food and household items you buy ('buy groceries'); a grocery store is called a kirana store in India.
प्रयोग में groceries (plural) ख़रीदा जाने वाला भोजन और घरेलू सामान है ('buy groceries'); भारत में grocery store को किराना दुकान कहते हैं।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who sells fruit and vegetables is a greengrocer.
फल और सब्ज़ियाँ बेचने वाला greengrocer।