épicier

French épicier

épicier (plural épiciers)

1. (rare) A French grocer.
   • 1844, The Monthly Review, page 25:

     A Parisian épicier may be always known by his physical exterior, by his dress, his phraseology, his gait, or a certain ostentatiousness of manner, which the prying eye of the caricaturist will not fail to mark and make the most of.

• epeiric

épice (“spice”) +‎ -ier

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.sje/

épicier m (plural épiciers, feminine épicière)

1. grocer

• épicer
• épicerie

• “épicier” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).