buyer

noun

buy·​er ˈbī(-ə)r How to pronounce buyer (audio)
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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Nearly 1 in 5 new car buyers in the first quarter of 2025 has a loan that is seven years long. Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 China and India are the two biggest buyers of the Kremlin’s oil. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025 And car buyers are getting a bigger discount from the sticker prices. Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025 But while overall buyer demand has faded, new home construction has helped prop up housing market values in Sun Belt markets, Zillow found. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for buyer

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of buyer was in the 13th century

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“Buyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buyer. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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