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

The Best Medicine deals come after the series was renewed by Fox, and in the wake of the London Screenings where it was being shown to international buyers, and then again at the LA Screenings in May. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 June 2026

Many buyers have already stopped holding out for a drop. —Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 9 June 2026

The explosive growth is partially because the secondhand market represents a win-win for buyers and sellers, according to Jay. —Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 June 2026

But the fact that they are concentrated among buyers who generally have to stretch to buy a house – those with loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans Administration, among others – suggests more distress could lie ahead. —Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 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