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Webster 1913 Edition

Buyer

Buy′er

(bī′ẽr)

,

Noun.

One who buys; a purchaser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Buyer

BUYER

,

Noun.

One who buys; a purchaser.

Definition 2024

buyer

buyer

See also: bûyer

English

Noun

buyer ‎(plural buyers)

A person who makes one or more purchases.
Every person who steps through the door is a potential buyer, so acknowledge their presence.
(retailing) A person who purchases items for resale in a retail establishment.
The supermarket's new buyer decided to stock a larger range of vegetarian foods.
(manufacturing) A person who purchases items consumed or used as components in the manufacture of products.

Synonyms

(retailing and manufacturing senses): purchasing agent

Derived terms

buyer's remorse

Translations

person who makes purchases

Bashkir: һатып алыусы ‎(hatïp alïwsï)
Basque: erosle
Bulgarian: купувач m ‎(kupuvač)
Chamorro: fafahan
Chinese:
Mandarin: 買主 (zh), 买主 (zh) ‎(mǎizhǔ), 購買人, 购买人 ‎(gòumǎirén), 購買者 (zh), 购买者 (zh) ‎(gòumǎizhě), 買方 (zh), 买方 (zh) ‎(mǎifāng)
Czech: kupující, kupec (cs), zákazník (cs), nákupčí
Dutch: koper (nl) m, aankoper m, inkoper m, klant (nl) m, f
Esperanto: aĉetanto
Finnish: ostaja (fi)
French: acheteur (fr) m
German: Käufer (de) m, Einkäufer m
Haitian Creole: achtè
Italian: cliente (it), compratore (it), acquirente (it) m
Norman: acateux m
Maltese: xerrej (m), xerrejja ((f)), klient m, klienta f

Norwegian:

Bokmål: kjøper m

Nynorsk: kjøpar m
Occitan: crompaire (oc) m, crompaira f
Ojibwe: gaashpinajiged
Persian: خریدار (fa) ‎(xaridâr)
Portuguese: comprador (pt)
Romanian: cumpărător (ro) m, cumpărătoare (ro) f, client (ro) m
Russian: покупа́тель (ru) m ‎(pokupátelʹ), покупа́тельница (ru) f ‎(pokupátelʹnica)
Scottish Gaelic: ceannaiche m
Slovak: kupujúci, kupec, zákazník
Spanish: cliente (es), comprador (es) m
Swedish: köpare (sv) c, klient (sv) c, inköpare c, uppköpare c
Tagalog: tagabili

Anagrams

burye
rebuy