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
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Correspondent Jo Ling Kent examines the difficulties of today's housing market, and checks out one Midwestern city's program aimed at attracting homebuyers from out-of-state.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
So what is a potential homebuyer to do?
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Amid more competition, homebuyers also paid more than the listing price.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Our families cannot wait that long while the cost to purchase a home has driven the age of first-time homebuyers up to 40 years old on average.
—Jayden D'onofrio, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
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David Morgan, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
So what is a potential homebuyer to do?
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Amid more competition, homebuyers also paid more than the listing price.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Our families cannot wait that long while the cost to purchase a home has driven the age of first-time homebuyers up to 40 years old on average.
—Jayden D'onofrio, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for homebuyer
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“Homebuyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homebuyer. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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