Dictionary

buyer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbaɪ.əɹ/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈbaɪ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English buy Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English buyer From buy + -er.

Meanings

1. A person who makes one or more purchases.
   • There is the ultrasystematic buyer and his twin, the careless buyer. The ultrasystematic buyer goes and checks and counts and touches every copy in the store before buying a new one. 1951, Max Winkler, A Penny from Heaven, page 282:
   • As we covered in the last chapter, breaches of confidentiality can stop a sale dead in its tracks. To avoid this, our firm plays good cop–bad cop with buyers about confidentiality. The good cop nicely explains that breaching confidentiality is bad, because it will ruin the business they're buying before they’ve even bought it. The bad cop puts the fear of God into them, telling them that if they breach confidentiality, the seller could file a lawsuit against them, […] 2021, Michelle Seiler Tucker, Sharon Lechter, Exit Rich: The 6 P Method to Sell Your Business for Huge Profit, Greenleaf Book Group, →ISBN:
   • Every person who steps through the door is a potential buyer, so acknowledge their presence.
2. 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.
3. A person who purchases items consumed or used as components in the manufacture of products.

Forms

Deriveds

buyer beware · impulse buyer · first-time buyer · homebuyer · cattle-buyer · iBuyer · let the buyer beware · panic-buyer · housebuyer · panic buyer · straw buyer · multibuyer · nonbuyer · buyer's remorse · gumbuyer · buyership

Synonyms

vendee · purchasing agent · purchasing agent · purchaser

Translations (165)

tr müşteri (person who makes purchases) · cs zákaznice (person who makes purchases) · fr acheteuse (person who makes purchases) · lt pirkėjas (person who makes purchases) · lv pircēja (person who makes purchases) · hu vevő (person who makes purchases) · cmn 買方 /买方 (person who makes purchases) · nl aankoper (person who makes purchases) · es compradora (person who makes purchases) · my ဝယ်သူ (person who makes purchases) · az müştəri (person who makes purchases) · ru покупа́тель (person who makes purchases) · ps خريدار (person who makes purchases) · mt klient (person who makes purchases) · it compratore (person who makes purchases) · cs kupec (person who makes purchases) · th ผู้ซื้อ (person who makes purchases) · nl inkoper (person who makes purchases) · he קוֹנֶה (person who makes purchases) · tk alyjy (person who makes purchases) · ar مُشْتَرِيَة (person who makes purchases) · fa-ira مُشْتَری (person who makes purchases) · es comprador (person who makes purchases) · ko 사는 사람 (person who makes purchases) · ug خېرىدار (person who makes purchases) · fi ostaja (person who makes purchases) · tg муштарӣ (person who makes purchases) · id pembeli (person who makes purchases) · grc ὠνητής (person who makes purchases) · bg купува́ч (person who makes purchases) · ckb بکڕ (person who makes purchases) · vi người mua (person who makes purchases) · tl tagabili (person who makes purchases) · mt klienta (person who makes purchases) · es mercante (person who makes purchases) · sh муштѐрија (person who makes purchases) · pt comprador (person who makes purchases) · uk покупни́ця (person who makes purchases) · lt pirkėja (person who makes purchases) · ja 購買者 (person who makes purchases) · es cliente (person who makes purchases) · da køber (person who makes purchases) · nb kjøper (person who makes purchases) · ota مشتری (person who makes purchases) · ky алуучу (person who makes purchases) · mk купувачка (person who makes purchases) · sh muštèrija (person who makes purchases) · ur خَرِیدار (person who makes purchases) · fr acheteur (person who makes purchases) · gl comprador (person who makes purchases) · ko 구매자 (person who makes purchases) · sh kúpac (person who makes purchases) · de Käufer (person who makes purchases) · cmn 購買者 /购买者 (person who makes purchases) · sk kupec (person who makes purchases) · et ostja (person who makes purchases) · de Einkäuferin (person who makes purchases) · tg харидор (person who makes purchases) · pl kupcowa (person who makes purchases) · ro cumpărătoare (person who makes purchases) · la ēmptor (person who makes purchases) · km អ្នកទិញ (person who makes purchases) · el αγοράστρια (person who makes purchases) · gd ceannaiche (person who makes purchases) · lv pircējs (person who makes purchases) · sk kupujúci (person who makes purchases) · kmr mişterî (person who makes purchases) · ota آلیجی (person who makes purchases) · sl nakupovalka (person who makes purchases) · hy գնող (person who makes purchases) · nl koopster (person who makes purchases) · eo aĉetantino (person who makes purchases) · sq blerës (person who makes purchases) · ro client (person who makes purchases) · mk купувач (person who makes purchases) · tr alıcı (person who makes purchases) · fa-ira خَریدار (person who makes purchases) · nl koper (person who makes purchases) · it acquirente (person who makes purchases) · pl kupiec (person who makes purchases) · fa-ira خَرَنْدِه (person who makes purchases) · de Einkäufer (person who makes purchases) · nb kjøperinne (person who makes purchases) · sn mutengi (person who makes purchases) · mk муштерија (person who makes purchases) · hu vásárló (person who makes purchases) · be пакупні́ца (person who makes purchases) · ca comprador (person who makes purchases) · sv uppköpare (person who makes purchases) · kk алушы (person who makes purchases) · hi क्रेता (person who makes purchases) · nl aankoopster (person who makes purchases) · de Käuferin (person who makes purchases) · srn baiman (person who makes purchases) · ug سېتىۋالغۇچى (person who makes purchases) · uz xaridor (person who makes purchases) · pl nabywca (person who makes purchases) · bg мющери́я (person who makes purchases) · nl inkoopster (person who makes purchases) · hi ख़रीदार (person who makes purchases) · kmr bikirr (person who makes purchases) · ps اخيستونکي (person who makes purchases) · lo ຜູ້ຊື້ (person who makes purchases) · la ēmptrīx (person who makes purchases) · az alıcı (person who makes purchases) · ar مُشْتَرٍ (person who makes purchases) · pt compradora (person who makes purchases) · oc crompaire (person who makes purchases) · cs nákupčí (person who makes purchases) · eo aĉetanto (person who makes purchases) · bcl parabakal (person who makes purchases) · ru покупа́тельница (person who makes purchases) · mt xerrej (person who makes purchases) · sk zákazník (person who makes purchases) · hi ख़रीदनेवाला (person who makes purchases) · vi khách mua (person who makes purchases) · mn худалдан авагч (person who makes purchases) · ky сатып алуучу (person who makes purchases) · eu erosle (person who makes purchases) · el αγοραστής (person who makes purchases) · cs zákazník (person who makes purchases) · oj gaashpinajiged (person who makes purchases) · cs kupující (person who makes purchases) · pl kupująca (person who makes purchases) · be пакупні́к (person who makes purchases) · sv klient (person who makes purchases) · nrf acateux (person who makes purchases) · ch fafahan (person who makes purchases) · mt xerrejja (person who makes purchases) · bpl baiya (person who makes purchases) · bg мющери́йка (person who makes purchases) · ht achtè (person who makes purchases) · izh ostaja (person who makes purchases) · uk покупе́ць (person who makes purchases) · uz sotib oluvchi (person who makes purchases) · gl compradora (person who makes purchases) · cmn 買主 /买主 (person who makes purchases) · lij acatòu (person who makes purchases) · kk сатып алушы (person who makes purchases) · bg купува́чка (person who makes purchases) · sh ку́пац (person who makes purchases) · ja 買い手 (person who makes purchases) · mk муштерика (person who makes purchases) · ar مُشْتَرِي (person who makes purchases) · nl klant (person who makes purchases) · it compratrice (person who makes purchases) · cmn 購買人 /购买人 (person who makes purchases) · pl nabywczyni (person who makes purchases) · da køberinde (person who makes purchases) · sv köpare (person who makes purchases) · uz oluvchi (person who makes purchases) · sv inköpare (person who makes purchases) · pl kupujący (person who makes purchases) · ro cumpărător (person who makes purchases) · ms pembeli (person who makes purchases) · es clienta (person who makes purchases) · nn kjøpar (person who makes purchases) · it cliente (person who makes purchases) · tt сатып алучы (person who makes purchases) · ba һатып алыусы (person who makes purchases) · oc crompaira (person who makes purchases) · hy գնորդ (person who makes purchases) · sl nakupovalec (person who makes purchases) · uk купе́ць (person who makes purchases) · ka მყიდველი (person who makes purchases)