buyer

[ bahy-er ]
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noun
  1. a person who buys; purchaser.

  2. a purchasing agent, as for a department or chain store.

Origin of buyer

1
First recorded in 1150–1200, buyer is from the Middle English word beger, bier. See buy, -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for buyer

buyer

/ (ˈbaɪə) /


noun
  1. a person who buys; purchaser; customer

  2. a person employed to buy merchandise, materials, etc, as for a shop or factory

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