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

For example, my husband and I are licensed Realtors® serving home buyers and sellers in Western North Carolina. —Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

The Trump administration is weighing selling between 5% and 15% of stock in mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in an initial offering that could raise up to $30 billion and be the largest IPO in history, according to the Wall Street Journal. —Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025

The film will be presented to buyers at the American Film Market. —Sara Merican, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025

Five potential buyers put in offers on the home at 1743 11th Avenue. —David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing buyer

• buyer's market
• home buyer

Rhymes for buyer

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