hypermarket UK /ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌmɑːkɪt/US /ˈhaɪpəɹˌmɑɹkɪt/ noun1 •A shop combining elements of a department store and a supermarket.Mince and Victorian spongecake, bought in hypermarkets[,] aren’t uncommon in Cedar Rapids, but that food, known to Americans as hamburger and brownies, is bought in supermarkets. — 1977 formshypermarkets