Definition of BAZAAR

bazaar

Plural: bazaars

Noun

  • A marketplace, especially in the Middle East.
  • a shop where a variety of goods are sold
  • a street of small shops (especially in Orient)
  • a sale of miscellany; often for charity
    • "the church bazaar"
  • A marketplace, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia, and often covered with shops and stalls.
  • A shop selling articles that are either exotic or eclectic.
  • A fair or temporary market, often for charity.

Examples

  • The Scrabble board looked like a crowded bazaar of intersecting words and high scores.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French bazar or Italian bazar, from Ottoman Turkish بازار (bazar), from Persian بازار (bâzâr).

Synonyms

bazar, fair

Scrabble Score: 17

bazaar: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bazaar: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bazaar: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

bazaar: valid Words With Friends Word