buyer
pronunciation
How to pronounce buyer in British English:
UK [ˈbaɪə(r)]
How to pronounce buyer in American English:
US [ˈbaɪɚ]
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- Noun:
- a person who buys
Word Origin
- buyer (n.)
- c. 1200, biggere "one who purchases," agent noun from buy (v.). Meaning "one whose job is to buy goods for a store" is from 1884. Buyer's market attested from 1886.
Example
- 1. Handing out gloves to every iphone 4 buyer .
- 2. A more convincing explanation is buyer fatigue .
- 3. Each of them has its own buyer already .
- 4. The mementoes sold at auction were returned to her by the buyer .
- 5. Beijing is the second-largest buyer of iranian oil .