corner store

[kawr-ner stawr] / ˈkɔr nər ˈstɔr /

NOUN

convenience store

Synonyms

WEAK

Seven-Eleven® mom-and-pop store

NOUN

grocery store

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convenience store supermarket

WEAK

bodega food mart food store market mom-and-pop store retail food store

NOUN

market/mart

Synonyms

WEAK

bazaar bodega booth business chain store co-op deli delicatessen department store dimestore drugstore emporium exchange fair general store grocery store mall outlet shop shopping mall showroom souk square stall stock exchange store supermarket trading post truck variety store warehouse

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I’d gone from someone who wanted to stay out all night to someone who couldn’t go to the corner store.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Stambor said the decision to shut down Amazon Go locations — Amazon’s play on a corner store — as well as its Amazon Fresh grocery outlets wasn’t a surprise.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

Neighbours recognised the first-generation daughter of immigrant parents from El Salvador, as as a girl who would visit the corner store almost daily to buy candy and soda, according to the Los Angeles Times.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

When I’m dreaming up new oatmeal combinations, I start where any self-respecting hedonist would: the jam aisle of a fancy little corner store.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025

He said that if you went to the moon you would have to figure out things using math and if you went to the corner store you would have to do math, too.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers

corner store

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