grocer vs grocery

grocer

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

verb
  • To sell groceries; to act as a grocer. 

grocery

noun
  • retail foodstuffs and other household supplies. 

  • A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store. 

verb
  • To go grocery shopping. 

  • To furnish with groceries. 

How often have the words grocer and grocery occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )