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
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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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There’s a buyer for every seller of a stock, of course, but that still has a small effect on performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
This means the buyer has to pony up whether they take shipment of the memory or not.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Gazundering is when a buyer lowers their agreed offer just before contracts are exchanged.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The blue shirt became the second most expensive jersey sold at auction after an anonymous buyer beat out four other bidders at Sotheby's in New York.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
It does, however, indicate that when a real-estate agent labels a house “well maintained,” she may be subtly encouraging a buyer to bid low.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Before, it had been the bankers’ jobs to find prospective buyers for client businesses, heavily assisted by automated tools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
He is now ready to offload his Southern California home, with hopes that its chilling past won’t scare potential buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Several potential buyers “have to keep a lot of powder dry for the NFL,” he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Some lenders are offering first-time buyers the chance of a home loan with a smaller deposit, but the Bank of Mum and Dad remains one of the biggest lenders of all.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
“How was I supposed to know all the buyers would be in town for the chick-pea harvest ?” “You knew it,” Yossarian charged.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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