buyer
Americannoun
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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
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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In winter, as they began considering closing the restaurant, they quietly looked for a buyer but held out hope that they could still make it work.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Another potential buyer is Walt Disney, he added.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Call options give the buyer the right to purchase a stock at a specified price within a particular timeframe, while put options give the buyer the right to sell the stock under the same criteria.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
A buyer with a $2,500 monthly budget and a 20% down payment can afford to buy a roughly $400,000 home at a 6% mortgage rate, according to real-estate brokerage Redfin.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
He had closed one of the yards and was trying to get rid of that house with the ceilings as tall as a cathedral’s if he could somehow find a buyer for it.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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