emptor

[ emp-ter, -tawr ]
/ ˈɛmp tər, -tɔr /
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noun

(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.

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Origin of emptor

1870–75; < Latin: buyer, equivalent to em(ere) to buy + -tor -tor, with intrusive -p-

Words nearby emptor

empressement, emprise, emprosthotonos, empson, empt, emptor, empty, empty calorie, empty calories, empty cow, empty morph
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Words related to emptor

customer, patron, shopper, client, user, consumer, purchaser, prospect, sucker, representative, vendee

Example sentences from the Web for emptor

  • He is an Emptor Familiæ, and inherits the legal clothing of the person whose place he begins to fill.

    Ancient Law|Sir Henry James Sumner Maine