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

Wegmans, a popular supermarket chain, is now scanning the faces of customers and storing data so its security system can recognize them. —Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026

Most shops were closed in the days following the attack, while small crowds clamored to stock up on goods at supermarkets. —Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Jan. 2026

Long lines wound through supermarkets and outside gas stations as Venezuelans long used to crises stocked up once again. —Isabel Debre, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2026

Long lines formed at supermarkets and pharmacies as shoppers, fearful of uncertainty, stocked up on essentials. —Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 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