homebuyer

noun

home·​buy·​er ˈhōm-ˌbī(-ə)r 

variants or home buyer

plural homebuyers or home buyers

: a person who is buying or intends to buy a home

programs for first-time homebuyers

The housing market may feel out of whack to home buyers coping with fast-rising home prices …

—Aarthi Swaminathan

Examples of homebuyer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell to its lowest level since early May, an encouraging trend for prospective homebuyers at a time when the U.S. housing market remains largely held back by elevated borrowing costs and rising prices. —Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 26 June 2025

Recognizing crypto as a reserve asset could lower barriers for first-time and lower-income homebuyers. —Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025

Critics, however, recognize that real-world implications for homebuyers are complex. —Budge Huskey, USA Today, 25 June 2025

The real estate market for for-sale homes has been experiencing significant housing inventory challenges in recent years because of higher mortgage rates, keeping prices elevated and would-be homebuyers renting for longer. —Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for homebuyer

• amplifier
• clarifier
• classifier
• gasifier
• magnifier
• modifier
• multiplier
• occupier
• pacifier
• purifier
• qualifier
• quantifier