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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Having failed to find a buyer, Cher ultimately delisted the property in August 2024—and records show that it is still registered to the trust she initially used to purchase it more than 30 years ago.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Every buyer everywhere learned that the most capable artificial intelligence on the market has a shutdown switch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Within a few days, a buyer offered her double what she had paid for it, Ramirez said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
“You don’t really make money doing shows,” says Stephen Chilton, owner and talent buyer for the Rebel Lounge, a 300-capacity venue in Phoenix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Behind the butcher were cages with fresh chickens waiting to be killed for the buyer, and before him was a big zinc washbasin filled with fresh fish.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
While Saudi Arabia’s route though Egypt throws a lifeline to Asian buyers, it cannot fully replace Red Sea exports.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
“Reframing a $1,200 purchase as a ~$40/month lease pulls forward real incremental demand from buyers who wanted to upgrade but balked at the lump sum,” Feinseth said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Raymond James analyst Joe Altobello said marine companies are focusing on upscale buyers, whose soaring stock portfolios have given them the confidence to splurge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
As one of the largest buyers of memory chips, Apple for years has hammered Micron and rival suppliers for the lowest prices on components crucial to its devices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
This did nothing to encourage the ticket buyers, whose numbers dwindled to the single digits by the second night of our weeklong run.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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