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

So for homebuyers who've been waiting for the right moment to enter the market, the current rate environment offers a tangible improvement, even if the path forward remains uncertain. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025

Chase also has numerous products geared toward first-time homebuyers, including its DreaMaker mortgage, which allows qualified home shoppers to put down just 3%. —Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025

And a separate report fromZillow found that homebuyers are getting record-high discounts. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2025

Fairington hosted a recent grand opening event, which included the debut of the community’s first model homes available for prospective homebuyers to tour. —Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Dec. 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