market town

noun

: a usually small town that has the privilege of holding a public market at stated times

Examples of market town in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The house is about nine miles from Shrewsbury, putting it close to the charming market town’s restaurants and shops, with London reachable in under three hours. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026

And then, slowly and all at once, battle is upon this once sleepy market town. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

According to the book’s official synopsis, the mystery novel is set in the summer of 1910 in the quaint English market town of Haxford, where detective Scorbion is called to investigate a series of murders. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

The charming market town of Lana is a five-minute drive for some summer strolling, taking in Merano’s Austrian and Italian influences over a long, lingering terrazza lunch. — Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for market town

• chinatown
• tumbledown
• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown