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 of bazaar

• store
• shop
• emporium

Examples of bazaar in a Sentence

we wandered around the bazaar looking to buy gifts

Recent Examples on the Web

One of the big shows coming to the international market at the MIPCOM programming bazaar in Cannes this week was Einstein, the long-in-the-making series from CBS Studios with Paramount Global Content Distribution across sales. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Fox Entertainment Global is rolling into Mipcom with a uniquely diverse slate of shows to shop at the annual Cannes programming bazaar. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

By the 19th century, peep shows had evolved into cosmoramas, collected in galleries housed in urban bazaars across Britain and Ireland. — ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

In one case documented by AHRDO, identified as PF003, the victim was detained from the public bazaar for wearing a long coat instead of the burqa. — Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Persian bāzār

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bazaar

• adar
• afar
• ajar
• alar
• alvar
• bizarre
• boxcar
• boyar
• bulbar
• cachar
• cigar
• crossbar

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