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
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There is also a one-year trial period for mattress buyers looking for longer-term flexibility and assessment.
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Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2025
Inspections are important tools for finding a house’s problems before the buyer -- pregnant or not -- is committed to the place.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
Credit default swaps are like insurance for investors, with buyers paying for protection in case the borrower can't repay its debt.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Prospective buyers have already begun posting online bids on the Stack's Bowers Galleries site.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
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Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2025
Inspections are important tools for finding a house’s problems before the buyer -- pregnant or not -- is committed to the place.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
Credit default swaps are like insurance for investors, with buyers paying for protection in case the borrower can't repay its debt.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Prospective buyers have already begun posting online bids on the Stack's Bowers Galleries site.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for buyer
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“Buyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buyer. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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