buyer
Americannoun
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a person who buys; purchaser.
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a purchasing agent, as for a department or chain store.
noun
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a person who buys; purchaser; customer
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a person employed to buy merchandise, materials, etc, as for a shop or factory
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of buyer
First recorded in 1150–1200, buyer is from the Middle English word beger, bier. See buy, -er 1
Example Sentences
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The quiet buyer is edging toward the exit.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Every buyer everywhere learned that the most capable artificial intelligence on the market has a shutdown switch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Within a few days, a buyer offered her double what she had paid for it, Ramirez said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
So you sold the shares before they went ex-dividend and the right to receive the dividend was transferred to the buyer.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Nor does “gourmet” or “state-of-the-art,” both of which seem to tell a buyer that a house is, on some level, truly fantastic.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
“At $5.77 a gallon, the operating-cost math swings decisively to the EV, about $125 a month for a typical driver, and buyers acted on that price signal within weeks,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
While Saudi Arabia’s route though Egypt throws a lifeline to Asian buyers, it cannot fully replace Red Sea exports.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
“Reframing a $1,200 purchase as a ~$40/month lease pulls forward real incremental demand from buyers who wanted to upgrade but balked at the lump sum,” Feinseth said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The party said the cost of its policy to developers would be small compared to the overall cost of building a home, and that cooler homes would be more attractive to buyers in the future.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Despite they had dirty white handkerchiefs over their faces, Grandpa recognized them right off as the strangers who’d come in the store that morning claiming to be cotton buyers.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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