A buyer is a person who is buying something or who intends to buy it.
Car buyers are more interested in safety and reliability than speed.
2. countable noun
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.
I was a buyer for the women's clothing department.
More Synonyms of buyer
buyer in British English
(ˈbaɪə)
noun
1.
a person who buys; purchaser; customer
2.
a person employed to buy merchandise, materials, etc, as for a shop or factory
buyer in American English
(ˈbɪər)
noun
1.
one who buys; consumer
2.
a person whose work is to buy merchandise for a retail store
buyer in Retail
(baɪər)
Word forms: (regular plural) buyers
noun
(Retail: Personnel)
A buyer is an employee whose job is to buy products and materials, for example to stock a store or supply a factory.
Our senior buyers are responsible for various buying roles in homewares, household appliances, andseasonal categories such as Christmas and Easter.
At the trade show buyers from the largest retail chains are wined and dined by manufacturers and suppliers.
A buyer is an employee whose job is to buy products and materials, for example to stock astore or supply a factory.
COBUILD Collocations
buyer
anonymous buyer
cash buyer
foreign buyer
mystery buyer
prospective buyer
typical buyer
Examples of 'buyer' in a sentence
buyer
Work has begun on a second house for potential buyers who require staff quarters.
The Sun (2016)
Macquarie bankers have in recent weeks held talks with a number of potential buyers.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Many of these places are commuter towns and we are finding that buyers are looking further afield than before.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The best way to help first-time buyers and increase home ownership is to get prices down.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
China has been one of the biggest buyers of British infrastructure in recent years.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was that tricky thing of being a first-time buyer.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The street is popular with politicians, so it may yet find a buyer.
The Sun (2016)
THIS dream home turns into a nightmare when interested buyers enter a bedroom - filled with a chilling knife collection and characters from horror movies.
The Sun (2016)
A few, but there is unlikely to be an upsurge in first-time buyer house sales.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
They smell horrible and will have potential buyers running for the door.
The Sun (2014)
Car buyers usually pay a deposit and settle the bill when they take delivery of the vehicle.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
First-time buyers rely on mortgages that require smaller deposits.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Most buyers are more interested in whether they like the house.
The Sun (2012)
Others suggest that house buyers should look out for streets lined with skips and smart cars.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The original buyers then find that they are able to pay up after all.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This was done just before the salesperson called on the store owner or buyer.
Kiam, Victor Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur (1986)
Membership is normally open to enthusiasts and potential buyers as well as owners.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Car buyers now do more research online before parting with their cash.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Buyers are more interested in looking for homes at a reasonable price.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Few buyers want house that leaves no room for their own creative stamp.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Most purchasers are cash buyers because mortgage terms are not as generous as those for a landlocked house.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is understood that advisers will attempt to sell each asset individually rather than find a single buyer for the whole portfolio.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This has long been a favourite destination for British buyers.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It also asked first-time buyers how much they were saving each month towards their deposit.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Marbella and its surrounds remain popular with British buyers.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Sources close to the company said yesterday that a small number of jobs could be saved if buyers for individual stores were found.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Deals are harder to come by and that is not helping first-time buyers.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There have been a string of problems for British buyers pursuing the dream of a holiday home in the sun.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
buyer
British English: buyer /ˈbaɪə/ NOUN
A buyer is a person who is buying something or who intends to buy it.
Car buyers are more interested in safety than speed.
American English: buyer
Arabic: مُشْتَرِي
Brazilian Portuguese: comprador
Chinese: 买主
Croatian: kupac
Czech: kupující
Danish: køber
Dutch: koper
European Spanish: comprador
Finnish: ostaja
French: acheteur
German: Käufer
Greek: αγοραστής
Italian: acquirente
Japanese: 買い手
Korean: 구매자
Norwegian: kjøper
Polish: kupiec
European Portuguese: comprador
Romanian: cumpărător
Russian: покупатель
Latin American Spanish: comprador
Swedish: köpare
Thai: ผู้ซื้อ
Turkish: alıcı
Ukrainian: покупець
Vietnamese: người mua
All related terms of 'buyer'
cash buyer
A buyer is a person who is buying something or who intends to buy it.
foreign buyer
A buyer is a person who is buying something or who intends to buy it.
mystery buyer
A buyer is a person who is buying something or who intends to buy it.
typical buyer
A buyer is a person who is buying something or who intends to buy it.
anonymous buyer
A buyer is a person who is buying something or who intends to buy it.
buyers' market
When there is a buyer's market for a particular product , there are more of the products for sale than there are people who want to buy them, so buyers have a lot of choice and can make prices come down. Compare → seller's market .
prospective buyer
A buyer is a person who is buying something or who intends to buy it.
first-time buyer
someone who is buying his or her first house
a buyer's/seller's market
If you say that it is a buyer's market , you mean that it is a good time to buy a particular thing, because there is a lot of it available , so its price is low . If you say that it is a seller's market , you mean that very little of it is available, so its price is high .
impulse buying
the buying of retail merchandise prompted by a whim on seeing the product displayed
Chinese translation of 'buyer'
buyer
(ˈbaɪəʳ)
n(c)
(= purchaser) 买(買)主 (mǎizhǔ) (位, wèi)
(for store) 采(採)购(購)员(員) (cǎigòuyuán) (名, míng)
(noun)
Definition
a person who buys
The buyer has to put down a 10% deposit.
Synonyms
consumer
If consumers demand more of a product then more of it will be supplied.
client
The company requires clients to pay substantial fees in advance.
user
patron
Like so many of its patrons, he could not resist the food at the Savoy.
shopper
crowds of Christmas shoppers
purchaser
The broker will get 5% if he finds a purchaser.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of client
Definition
a customer
The company requires clients to pay substantial fees in advance.
Synonyms
customer,
consumer,
buyer,
patron,
shopper,
habitué,
patient
in the sense of patron
Definition
a regular customer of a shop, hotel, etc.
Like so many of its patrons, he could not resist the food at the Savoy.