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buyer definition

buyer (-ər)

noun

  1. one who buys; consumer
  2. a person whose work is to buy merchandise for a retail store

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Alternate definitions:

business buyer definition - business

law buyer definition - legal

finance buyerÂ’s market definition - finance

buyer Synonyms

buyer

n.

purchasing agent, purchaser, customer, consumer, shopper, client, prospect, representative, patron, user, emptor, bull*.

Antonyms salesman*, vendor*, dealer.


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buyer Usage Examples

Possessives

  • conveyancer: COMPLETION The buyer's conveyancer pays the balance of the purchase price, electronically, to the seller's conveyancer.

Converse of object

  • attract: There are no simple choices anymore so to attract buyers, prices have to be softer.

Adjective modifier

  • first-time: The average age of a first-time buyer rose from 28 in 1980 to 34 by last year.

Modifies a noun

  • mortgage: MODULAR HOME FINANCING modular home financing options for home buyers mortgage refinancing and home equity loans.

Noun used with modifier

  • specialty: Our goal is to excite both the specialty buyer and the customer with innovative designs, distinctive fabrics and incredible attention to detail.
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buyer quotes

Si inuenissem emptorum, Londoniam uendidissem. If I could have found a buyer I would have sold London itself.

-Richard I known as  'the Lionheart'

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