English Explanatory Dictionary

buyer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who makes one or more purchases.
  2. A person who purchases items for resale in a retail establishment.
  3. A person who purchases items consumed or used as components in the manufacture of products.

Pronunciation

/ˈbaɪ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈbaɪ.ɚ/ en-us-buyer.ogg

Word forms

buyer buyers

Etymology

From buy + -er.

Synonyms

purchaser vendee purchasing agent

Derived words

buyer beware buyership buyer's remorse cattle-buyer first-time buyer gumbuyer homebuyer housebuyer iBuyer impulse buyer let the buyer beware multibuyer nonbuyer panic buyer panic-buyer straw buyer
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