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

"It was an electric night," said Andres White Correal, a jewellery specialist from Sotheby's, adding the unnamed female buyer was "ecstatic".

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White Correal said the buyer "said something beautiful to me: 'I'm exceptionally happy that I won this lot; but I don't own it, I'm merely the custodian until the next person will come along'."

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The three judges unanimously agreed that it would be illegal for the lender to pay any commission to the dealer without the informed consent of the buyer.

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It said this provided an incentive for a buyer to be charged a higher than necessary interest rate.

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Its owner Hilco had been looking to sell the struggling retailer, but has not managed to find an outright buyer.

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Related Words

• client
• consumer
• customer
• patron
• purchaser
• shopper
• user