emptor
[ emp-ter, -tawr ]
noun
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
Origin of emptor
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How to use emptor in a sentence
Caveat emptor, this list could go on for another dozen easily.
Lucas Wittmann: Salman Rushdie’s Memoir & Other Favorite Books of 2012 | Lucas Wittmann | December 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThey would have to push on still further westward if they wished to find good land ready for the pre-emptor.
The Boy Settlers | Noah BrooksMeanwhile you trust at your peril, caveat emptor, your eyes are your market, or words to similar effect.
The Cab of the Sleeping Horse | John Reed ScottSelling the suspicion wronged nobody—he would give no warranty with it—Caveat emptor.
Sophy of Kravonia | Anthony HopeWhen he comes home, he's a harmless settlement loafer, or an industrious pre-emptor.
By Right of Purchase | Harold Bindloss
Caveat emptor becomes discredited as an unmodified basis of human action.
Creating Capital | Frederick L. Lipman
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