supermarket

noun

su·​per·​mar·​ket ˈsü-pər-ˌmär-kət 

often attributive

1

: a self-service retail market selling especially foods and household merchandise

2

: something resembling a supermarket especially in the variety or volume of its goods or services

Examples of supermarket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To underline Zelensky’s point, authorities said 10-year-old child and an adult were killed and three other people were injured in a Russian drone attack on a supermarket in Chernihiv on Sunday, according to local authorities. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 26 July 2026

David Drayton and his young son join other locals by barricading themselves in a supermarket. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

Citizens is closing at least 100 of its supermarket outposts, replacing about half with standalone, full-service branches. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 24 July 2026

The Vietnamese supermarket company leased the former Marina Grocery property at 4148 Monterey Road. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for supermarket

• aftermarket
• patriarchate
• market
• nonmarket
• premarket
• upmarket

Kids Definition

supermarket

noun

su·​per·​mar·​ket ˈsü-pər-ˌmär-kət 

: a self-service market selling foods and household merchandise