emptor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of emptor
1870–75; < Latin: buyer, equivalent to em ( ere ) to buy + -tor -tor, with intrusive -p-
Example Sentences
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One of these men is at least honest about who he is, adorning himself in red flags that read caveat emptor.
From Slate • Jan. 17, 2025
As the phrase goes in Latin — caveat emptor, or “let the buyer beware.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2024
"This is one of the caveat emptor things that all foreign would-be acquirers should keep in mind."
From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023
The future as he saw it would be a range of options for information, caveat emptor, including everything from ChatGPT to Wikipedia to Reddit to TikTok.
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023
The Testator was the grantor; the five witnesses and the libripens were present; and the place of grantee was taken by a person known technically as the familiæ emptor, the Purchaser of the Family.
From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Maine, Henry Sumner, Sir
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