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BEYE-uh/ˈbaɪə/

A buyer purchases something: a first-time buyer; a buyer for a supermarket chain (the job). Seller is the other side; customer is everyday. Purchaser is more formal. UK housing news: first-time buyers, stamp duty. Do not call a window shopper a buyer.

Meaning

A person who buys something; also a person whose job is to buy goods for a company.

Examples

• “First-time buyers struggled when interest rates rose.”
• “First-time buyers struggled when mortgage rates rose.”
• “She works as a buyer, negotiating prices with clothing suppliers.”

Good to know

first-time buyer; a buyer (purchasing job). Other side: seller. Everyday: customer. Formal: purchaser.

Near in meaning

purchaser

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