buyer

noun

BY-ur/ˈbaɪ.ɚ/UKBY-uh/ˈbaɪ.ə(ɹ)/

3 meanings of buyer

1
customernouncountable
A person who buys something, making a single purchase or several.
The house sat on the market for months before a buyer finally made an offer.
First-time buyers often underestimate how much the closing costs will be.
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Oppositeseller, vendor
2
for a storenouncountable
A person who buys goods for a store or other retail business to resell to its customers.
As a fashion buyer for the chain, he travels to trade shows to pick next season's lines.
The bookstore's buyer passed on the title, so it never reached the shelves.
3
for a factorynouncountable
A person who buys the materials and parts a manufacturer uses up or builds into its products.
The plant's buyer negotiated a two-year contract for aluminum sheet.
The chip shortage left buyers at car makers scrambling for parts.
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Formed from buy + the suffix -er.