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

San Francisco, for instance, now offers interest-free loans of up to $500,000 to first-time homebuyers making up to $218,200 annually. —The Week Us, TheWeek, 19 Mar. 2026

To better understand their next steps (or lack thereof), homebuyers should consider a few key components now, after the latest Fed rate pause. —Matt Richardson, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026

That money is supposed to be deployed for things like the construction of affordable or workforce housing, rehabilitation of existing housing, and down payment assistance for homebuyers. —Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026

There’s more on the way, and the focus continues to be first-time homebuyers and Charlotte’s growing population. —Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026

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