buyer
Americannoun
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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
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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A call option gives the buyer the right to purchase an underlying asset at a specified price within a specified period.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
The more recent buyer is Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
Its buyer was the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and Branson, Missouri, and the seat is to go on exhibition, the auctioneer said.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Tehran has a willing buyer for its oil in China, where independent “teapot” refiners scooped up the cargoes, often at major discounts to benchmark oil prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Worth never sold the Duchess because he knew it would be almost impossible to find the right buyer.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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