Definition of Grocery boy

1. Noun. A delivery boy for groceries.

Generic synonyms: Deliverer, Delivery Boy, Deliveryman

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grocery Boy

groanworthy
groat
groats
grobian
grocer
grocer's
grocer's itch
grocerant
grocerants
groceraunt
groceraunts
groceries
grocers
grocery
grocery bag
grocery boy (current term)
grocery list
grocery store
grocery stores
groceryman
grocerymen
grockel
grockels
grockle
grockles
grodier
grodiest
grody
groel protein
groenendael

Literary usage of Grocery boy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern Elementary School Practice by George Earl Freeland (1919)
"(grocery boy enters with a box of groceries. He drops his box, grabs a rug and rolls Mrs. ... Mrs. B. — to grocery boy — How did you ever think of that ? ..."

2. Every where by Will Carleton (1911)
"The grocery-boy stopped his horse at the foot of the hill, and walked up for his ... The grocery-boy came early, and, during the remainder of the day, ..."

3. Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920)
"At half-past three no one had come, and the grocery boy reluctantly got out, cranked his Ford, glared at them in a disillusioned manner, and rattled away. ..."

4. Labor and Administration by John Rogers Commons (1913)
"He makes each boy take a course in carpentering, or drawing, even though the boy wants to be a grocery boy, a book-keeper, or a salesman. ..."

5. The Speaker's Garland: Comprising 100 Choice Selections by Phineas Garrett (1897)
"The grocery boy didn't understand my intentions, and called: " Hi, there! get a move on you." " I have as much on me as I can bear now," I muttered, ..."

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