Definition of "groceryman"

“It is a form of communication perfect not just for poets but for the Chinese groceryman or Brazilian miner who arrived a few months ago,” he continued.

2008 March 23, Simon Romero, “In Babel of Tongues, Suriname Seeks Itself”, in New York Times‎

The cream may be sold at the cream station and butter purchased from the groceryman.

2009 May 31, Jonathan Miles, “Food Bloggers of 1940”, in New York Times‎