Main Street

noun

1

: the principal street of a small town

2

a

: the sections of a country centering about its small towns

b

: a place or environment characterized by materialistic self-complacent provincialism

c

: middle america sense 3

Main Streeter

ˈmān-ˌstrē-tər 

noun

Examples of Main Street in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The event is hosted by the same group that organizes the Cruise Nights, which are set to start the following Thursday, April 17, from 6 p.m. until sunset on Main Street. —Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025

Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Wall Street, K Street and Main Street are awaiting what President Donald Trump has called his biggest batch of tariffs yet. —Michele Luhn, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025

It was last seen around 1:30 a.m. PETTY THEFT: 2:44 p.m. at Los Gatos Parkside on West Main Street. —Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025

Trump has, so far at least, been undeterred by the growing concern across Main Street and Wall Street about his tariff strategy. —Matt Egan, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1745, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Main Street

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete