buyer

noun

buy·​er ˈbī(-ə)r 

plural buyers

1

: one who buys something

a first-time car buyer

wholesale produce buyers

Let the buyer beware.

The apartment complex was sold to an anonymous buyer.

2

: a person who has charge of the selection, purchasing, pricing, and display of the merchandise of a retail store

Examples of buyer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There will indeed come a day when EV technology advances to the point of assuaging the fears of many buyers. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Goodwill is essentially the extra amount a buyer pays for a business beyond the value of its identifiable assets. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

Prospective buyers can purchase the shoe on the brand’s website, currently retailing for $1,450. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026

In fact, more than a third of Prelude buyers have come from another brand. — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing buyer

• buyer's market
• buyer's remorse
• home buyer

Rhymes for buyer

• briar
• brier
• choir
• crier
• cryer
• drier
• dryer
• eyer
• flier
• flyer
• friar
• frier