different between greengrocer vs fruiterer

English

Etymology

green +? grocer

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???in?????s.?(?)/

Noun

greengrocer (plural greengrocers)

1. (chiefly Britain, Australia) A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.
2. A common green cicada, Cyclochila australasiae, of eastern Australia.

Usage notes

Greengrocer is not used in North America and is not likely to be understood.

Synonyms

• (small shop selling produce): greengrocer's; produce store, produce shop (US)

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• greengrocer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Late Middle English fruiter??r (“fruit grower; fruit dealer”), from fruit??r (“fruit dealer; household official having charge of fruit”) +? -er (it is unclear why the second suffix was added). Fruit??r is derived from Anglo-Norman fruitier or French fruitier (“fruit-seller”), from fruit (“fruit”) (from Latin fr??ctus (“produce, product, fruit; enjoyment, satisfaction”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *b?ruHg- (“to have enjoyment of; make use of”)) + -ier (“suffix forming names of jobs”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f?u?t???/, /?f?u?t??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f?ut???/, /-??-/
• Hyphenation: fruit?er?er

Noun

fruiterer (plural fruiterers)

1. (Britain) One who sells fruit.

   Synonyms: fruitmonger, fruitseller

Coordinate terms

• coster
• costermonger
• greengrocer

Derived terms

• fruiteress

Related terms

• fruit

Translations

References

Further reading

• greengrocer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia