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

Luxury homebuyers paying cash are driving South Florida’s housing market, pushing prices higher across Miami-Dade and Broward counties. — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Meanwhile, mortgage rates continue to stand in the way for many potential homebuyers. — Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates continued their climb last week, but homebuyers trickled back into the market, perhaps taking advantage of less competition and some price cuts. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 22 July 2026

South Florida proved particularly unaffordable for homebuyers within that age range. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 21 July 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