buyer
noun [C] /ˈbaɪ.ər/
/-ɚ/ Definition
B1 someone who buys something expensive such as a house: He's still looking for a buyer for his house.People who buy thingsTraders, merchants and entrepreneurs › someone whose job it is to decide what will be bought by a company: She's the buyer for a stylish boutique in Dublin.People who buy thingsTraders, merchants and entrepreneurs
(Definition of buyer noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bidder noun
- client noun (CUSTOMER)
- consumer noun
- custom noun (TRADE)
- customer base noun
- customer noun
- market noun (BUYING AND SELLING)
- mystery shopper noun
- patron noun (CUSTOMER)
- patronage noun (CUSTOMERS)
- personal shopper noun
- purchaser noun
- rag-and-bone man noun
- scrap dealer noun
- sniper noun (BUYER)
- subscriber noun
- trader noun
- tradesman noun
- tradespeople noun
- wholesaler noun
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