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buyer

buy·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bahy-er]
    • /ˈbaɪ ər/
    • /ˈbaɪə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahy-er]
    • /ˈbaɪ ər/

Definitions of buyer word

  • countable noun buyer A buyer is a person who is buying something or who intends to buy it. 3
  • countable noun buyer A buyer is a person who works for a large store deciding what goods will be bought from manufacturers to be sold in the store. 3
  • noun buyer a person who buys; purchaser; customer 3
  • noun buyer a person employed to buy merchandise, materials, etc, as for a shop or factory 3
  • noun buyer one who buys; consumer 3
  • noun buyer a person whose work is to buy merchandise for a retail store 3

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Origin of buyer

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
First recorded in 1150-1200, buyer is from the Middle English word beger, bier. See buy, -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Buyer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

buyer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

buyer usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for buyer

noun buyer

  • customer — You can use customer in expressions such as a cool customer or a tough customer to indicate what someone's behaviour or character is like.
  • patron — (in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a boss; employer.
  • shopper — a person who shops.
  • client — A client of a professional person or organization is a person or company that receives a service from them in return for payment.
  • user — the exercise of a right to the enjoyment of property.

Antonyms for buyer

noun buyer

  • owner — a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.
  • manager — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
  • seller — a person who sells; salesperson or vender.
  • marketer — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.

Top questions with buyer

  • what happens to earnest money if buyer backs out?
  • how to qualify first time home buyer?
  • what is a straw buyer?
  • how to become a buyer?
  • how long does a buyer have to pay on ebay?
  • how much are closing costs for buyer?
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  • how to become a fashion buyer?
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  • how do i block a buyer on ebay?
  • what is a buyer?
  • how to become a retail buyer?
  • how to cancel a bid on ebay as a buyer?
  • what is a first time home buyer?
  • who pays closing costs buyer or seller?

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