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

With silver trading well below its January peak, long-term buyers may be able to accumulate positions at lower prices while waiting for industrial demand and broader economic conditions to improve. —Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 16 June 2026

Ropac noted that many of the top works in the May sales went to American collectors; Art Basel, however, was notably driven by European collectors, who were Ropac’s top buyers on Tuesday. —Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026

The redesign also introduces a left-hand-drive configuration aimed at overseas buyers. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026

Real estate platform Zillow just dropped its 2026 Paint Color Analysis, which breaks down the shades that are catching the eye of home buyers—or turning them away—to help sellers score the highest offer. —Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 16 June 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