bazaar

American  

[buh-zahr] / bəˈzɑr /

Or bazar

noun

1. a marketplace or shopping quarter, especially one in the Middle East.

   Synonyms:

   exchange, mart, market

2. a sale of miscellaneous contributed articles to benefit some charity, cause, organization, etc.

3. a store in which many kinds of goods are offered for sale; department store.

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bazaar British  

/ bəˈzɑː /

noun

1. (esp in the Orient) a market area, esp a street of small stalls

2. a sale in aid of charity, esp of miscellaneous secondhand or handmade articles

3. a shop where a large variety of goods is sold

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Etymology

Origin of bazaar

1590–1600; earlier bazarro < Italian ≪ Persian bāzār market

Example Sentences

The demonstrations in Iran took on a different tenor, initially spearheaded by conservative bazaar workers disgruntled at the collapse in Iran’s currency.

From The Wall Street Journal

“All the shop owners closed their shops and said, ‘We can’t sell anything,’” said a 40-year-old woman who operates a clothing shop in the bazaar with her husband.

From The Wall Street Journal

On 28 December, traders selling imported electronic goods in Tehran were jolted by the sudden currency collapse; they shuttered their shops, went on strike, and urged others in the bazaar to follow suit.

From BBC

The antigovernment demonstrations that began in late December have mobilized a wide spectrum of Iranian society, from oil workers to bazaar merchants, students, rights activists and ethnic minorities.

From The Wall Street Journal

The movement, which originated with a shutdown on the Tehran bazaar on December 28 after the rial plunged to record lows, has spread nationwide and is now being marked by larger scale demonstrations.

From Barron's

Related Words

• marketplace
• mart