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“grocer” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

grocer
condimentarius (very late; Tert.): *qui condimenta or merces condimentarias vendit or venditat: qui aromata vendit or venditat (after Gell.): qui thus et odores vendit (after Hor.): a grocers shop, *taberna aromatum or condimentaria.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for grocer?
The usual Latin words for “grocer” are condīmentārĭus, vēnditō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.