Grocer (noun)

1. A dealer in food products, especially a retail dealer in provisions, fruits, and vegetables.
2. A person who sells groceries.

Origin:

From middle english grocer, from old french grocer, from medieval latin groccarius, from arabic الغَلَاّظ‎ (al-ghalāẓ, "spice dealer"), from arabic الغَلَاّظ‎ (al-ghalāẓ, "spice") + -arius.

Examples:

1. He was a grocer who owned his own store.
2. The grocer was happy to see her and greeted her warmly.
3. I bought the ingredients for dinner from the local grocer.
4. She was a grocer by trade, but her real passion was gardening.
5. I needed to go to the grocer to buy some more milk.