buyer

[ bahy-er ]

/ ˈbaɪ ər /

a person who buys; purchaser.

a purchasing agent, as for a department or chain store.

Origin of buyer

First recorded in 1150–1200, buyer is from the Middle English word beger, bier. See buy, -er¹

buyer byre pyre

Paddle8 works better than a smaller regional auction house because it is nimbler and its costs—to the seller and buyer—are lower.

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Jefferson wanted the land sold to the public to be a source of one-time revenue and a permanent holding for the buyer.

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“A buyer can have a wrapped packet in his hand within three to 30 minutes,” she says.

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Moreover, the buyer of the farms, the bank later claimed to have discovered (though has not proven), was also the owner.

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If the buyer prefered to avoid that route, well, Danny says he would be reluctant to sell the firearm.

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The buyer grabbed Lafe by the shoulder and jabbered instructions into his ear.

The Sheriff of Badger |George B. Pattullo
But why cant we stay on the boat till her buyer is ready to take her away?

The Last of the Flatboats |George Cary Eggleston
Positions as buyers and buyer's assistants are not restricted by sex and boys and girls may both consider them as a possible goal.

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The buyer may receive the defective goods as full satisfaction, but the mere fact of taking them does not prove it.

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With a buyer like Madariaga, all the tricks and sharp practice of the drovers came to naught.

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buyer

/ (ˈbaɪə) /

a person who buys; purchaser; customer

a person employed to buy merchandise, materials, etc, as for a shop or factory