buyer

[bahy-er]

noun

1. a person who buys; purchaser.

2. a purchasing agent, as for a department or chain store.

buyer

/ ˈbaɪə /

noun

1. a person who buys; purchaser; customer

2. a person employed to buy merchandise, materials, etc, as for a shop or factory

Word History and Origins

Origin of buyer¹

First recorded in 1150–1200, buyer is from the Middle English word beger, bier. See buy, -er ¹

Example Sentences

An uptick in stock-market volatility over the past week has drawn some dip buyers back into U.S. equities, fueling a rebound even as trade tensions remain front and center on Wall Street.

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Consumer spending inched down in recent weeks, despite some strength in electric-vehicle sales ahead of the expiration of a federal tax credit for EV buyers.

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Until tariffs escalated this year, the U.S. has been a top buyer of used cooking oil from China.

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China, once the top buyer of U.S. soybeans, has been cancelling orders this year amid escalating trade tensions.

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U.S. car buyers just lost the $7,500 federal EV tax credit, which should pressure all EV sales in the coming months.

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