different between grocer vs supermarket

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?????.s?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???o?.s??/, /???o?.???/
• Rhymes: -??s?(?)
• Homophone: grosser

Noun

grocer (plural grocers)

1. A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery.

Derived terms

• greengrocer
• grocer's, grocer’s
• grocery

Translations

Verb

grocer (third-person singular simple present grocers, present participle grocering, simple past and past participle grocered)

1. (uncommon) To sell groceries; to act as a grocer.

English

Etymology

American English, super- +? market, 1933.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sup??m??k?t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?su?p??m??k?t/

Noun

supermarket (plural supermarkets)

1. A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.

   Coordinate terms: hypermarket, superstore

   • 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

     There is a big supermarket on our street.

2. A chain of such stores.
3. (figuratively) A one-stop shop; a place offering a range of products or services.

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ????????? (s?p?m?ketto)
• ? Korean: ???? (syupeomaket)

Translations

Further reading

• supermarket on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Czech

Etymology

English supermarket

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?sup?rmark?t]

Noun

supermarket m

1. supermarket

See also

• samoobsluha

Further reading

• supermarket in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu
• supermarket in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Estonian

Noun

supermarket (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. supermarket

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English supermarket.

Noun

supermarket

1. Alternative form of supermarketti.

Declension

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English supermarket.

Noun

supermarket m (invariable)

1. supermarket

Polish

Etymology

From English supermarket.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.p?r?mar.k?t/

Noun

supermarket m inan

1. supermarket

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) supermarketowy

Further reading

• supermarket in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• supermarket in Polish dictionaries at PWN