buyer
Americannoun
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buyers
plural
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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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That has scrambled the usual buyer playbook for adjusting to higher borrowing costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Winnick never found a buyer and died in 2023, leaving a trail of debt in his wake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
However, should a potential buyer take a liking to the interior decor elements, there is an option to purchase the property fully furnished for an additional $400,000.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Former Asda buyer and retail consultant Ged Futter told the BBC Hurley's comments were a "a distraction from the fact is that Aldi is under pressure in the UK".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The buyer of the first tranche was like the owner of the ground floor in a flood: He got hit with the first wave of mortgage prepayments.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
With rates now at their highest point since 2023, buyers are likely to stay planted on the sidelines, while sellers may take their homes off the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
About 10.3% of home buyers who applied for a mortgage in the week ending Sept. 25 opted for an ARM, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association trade group.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 7.28%, adding pressure on home buyers and homebuilder stocks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
But then after rates jumped, the buyers disappeared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
My parents were typical Levittown home buyers in that they came from nothing, had built no financial resources of their own, and in no previous era could have even dreamed of purchasing their own home.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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