noun
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
Refers to a shop that sells vegetables and often fruit; it can also refer to the person running such a shop.
駅前の八百屋でトマトを買った。
I bought tomatoes at the greengrocer in front of the station.
この八百屋は果物も安い。
This fruit and vegetable shop has cheap fruit too.
noun
Colloquial extended use for someone who handles many different kinds of tasks; the ordinary meaning is still the vegetable-shop sense, so 何でも屋 is clearer in most modern contexts.
「八百屋」はくだけた言い方で、何でもこなす人を指すこともある。
In casual usage, 八百屋 can also refer to someone who can handle all kinds of tasks.