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buyer

noun
BY-ur/ˈbaɪ.ɚ/UKBY-uh/ˈbaɪ.ə(ɹ)/

Pluralbuyers

3 meanings of buyer

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  1. 1
    customernouncountable
    A person who buys something.

    The buyer paid for the bike in cash.

    We found a buyer for our old car in just one day.

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    Oppositeseller, vendor

  2. 2
    for a storenouncountable
    A person whose job is choosing and buying the things a store will sell.

    She works as a buyer for a big shoe store.

    The toy store's buyer ordered extra board games for the holidays.

  3. 3
    for a factorynouncountable
    A person whose job is buying the parts and materials a factory uses to make things.

    The factory's buyer found a cheaper supplier for steel bolts.

    Our buyer orders the plastic pellets the machines use each week.

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Origin

From buy, with the ending -er added.