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

The 42-year-old was identified by local news station KFSN as a DoorDash delivery driver who frequently fulfilled orders at a Safeway supermarket in Hollister. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

This isn’t the first instance of a widespread supermarket hack. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 21 Oct. 2026

The island has no schools, no supermarket, no cellphone service and no police, and is reachable only by ferry. — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

The supermarket giant warned that unprecedented unrest in France is disrupting store operations and weighing on consumer spending, already strained by rising energy costs, ahead of the crucial year-end shopping season. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 21 Oct. 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