buyer
/ˈbʌɪə
/noun
1A person who makes a purchase.No one knows who bought the cars, as none of the buyers wanted their purchase to be made public....
- Under the definitions, any major trade buyers would fall foul of the regulations.
- The anonymous buyer apparently then consumed the contents of the bottle in one sitting.
Synonyms
purchaser, shopper, customer, consumer, client, patron, investor, user;
(buyers) clientele, patronage, public, trade, market;
Law vendee
rare emptor
1.1A person employed to select and purchase stock or materials for a large retail or manufacturing business.For many manufacturers, the customer is regarded as the retail company's buyer....
- His father was an engineer turned salesman and his mother a retail buyer.
- Unfortunately retailer buyers in America are resisting the urge to buy PCs in droves.
Phrases
buyer's (or buyers') market