buyer
B1
noun
Freq #6806
Meanings
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1
noun
A person who makes one or more purchases.
Every person who steps through the door is a potential buyer, so acknowledge their presence.
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2
noun
A person who purchases items for resale in a retail establishment.
The supermarket's new buyer decided to stock a larger range of vegetarian foods.
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3
noun
a person who buys
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4
noun
A person who purchases items consumed or used as components in the manufacture of products.
Etymology
From buy + -er.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
3
noun
· a person who buys
emptorpurchaservendee
4
noun
· a person who purchases...
purchasing agent
Word family
Derived forms
buyershipcattle-buyergumbuyerhomebuyerhousebuyeribuyermultibuyernonbuyerpanic-buyer