buyer

noun

buy·​er ˈbī(-ə)r 

plural buyers

1

: one who buys something

a first-time car buyer

wholesale produce buyers

Let the buyer beware.

The apartment complex was sold to an anonymous buyer.

2

: a person who has charge of the selection, purchasing, pricing, and display of the merchandise of a retail store

Examples of buyer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their standard designs and backing by national mints help streamline the resale process with dealers and private buyers alike. —Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026

Dubai is doubling down on its bet that Gulf beachfront property will be in demand from luxury buyers for decades to come. —Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026

Critics say that practice raises prices for buyers and hurts the state’s homeownership rate. —Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026

Two New Jersey residents pleaded guilty to running a years-long counterfeit art scheme that funneled fake works into the legitimate market, defrauding buyers of at least $2 million. —Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing buyer

• buyer's market
• buyer's remorse
• home buyer

Rhymes for buyer

• briar
• brier
• choir
• crier
• cryer
• drier
• dryer
• eyer
• flier
• flyer
• friar
• frier