buyer

B1
US /ˈbaɪ.ɚ/ UK /ˈbaɪ.ə(ɹ)/
noun Freq #6806

Meanings

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 3
    noun

    a person who buys

  4. 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

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