bazaar

noun

ba·​zaar bə-ˈzär 

1

: a market (as in the Middle East) consisting of rows of shops or stalls selling miscellaneous goods

2

a

: a place for the sale of goods

b

: department store

3

: a fair for the sale of articles especially for charitable purposes

a church bazaar

Synonyms

• emporium
• shop
• shoppe
• store

Examples of bazaar in a Sentence

we wandered around the bazaar looking to buy gifts

Recent Examples on the Web

Not long after the Achakzai appointed him leader of their militia, Raziq’s older brother, Bacha, was gunned down in the bazaar in Chaman. —Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024

Woman of the Hour were inked at or just before TIFF last year — but unlike Cannes or Berlin, the festival has never had an official bazaar where buyers and sellers can set up shop. —Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Persian bāzār

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

bazaar

noun

ba·​zaar bə-ˈzär 

1

: a marketplace (as in the Middle East) containing rows of small shops

2

: a place where many kinds of goods are sold

3

: a fair for the sale of articles especially to raise money for charity