plural buyers
1
: one who buys something
a first-time car buyer
wholesale produce buyers
Let the buyer beware.
The apartment complex was sold to an anonymous buyer.
2
: a person who has charge of the selection, purchasing, pricing, and display of the merchandise of a retail store
Examples of buyer in a Sentence
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The film, produced by Switzerland’s Bande à Part with France’s Atelier de Production, is being offered to worldwide buyers in Cannes by MK2 Films.
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Annika Pham, Variety, 17 May 2024
Typically, there are many types of fishing licenses available to purchase, including one-day licenses and discounts for first-time buyers.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
The group’s members call themselves the Avengers after the comic books superheroes and, along with a revolving cast of wealthy horse buyers, have spent tens of millions of dollars at horse sales.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Ahead of Cannes, a Los Angeles screening attended by studio heads and top industry players came and went with no buyers and even more reports that questioned the film’s commercial prospects.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
While getting married later in life accounts for the increase in single millennials buying homes, affordability and lack of supply are responsible for the rise in co-buying with non-romantic partners—especially for first-time buyers.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 16 May 2024
Franklin is here the middleman, linking buyers and sellers and oiling the wheels of a slave economy, the advertisements serving as informal proxies for the auction or merchant firm.
—Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
The scheme: steal boats from their slips up and down the coast, disguise them and rename them for sale to unsuspecting buyers.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
However, the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) has been making strides to shake timeshares of their negative perceptions and adapt to the times to appeal to younger buyers.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 15 May 2024
Annika Pham, Variety, 17 May 2024
Typically, there are many types of fishing licenses available to purchase, including one-day licenses and discounts for first-time buyers.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
The group’s members call themselves the Avengers after the comic books superheroes and, along with a revolving cast of wealthy horse buyers, have spent tens of millions of dollars at horse sales.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Ahead of Cannes, a Los Angeles screening attended by studio heads and top industry players came and went with no buyers and even more reports that questioned the film’s commercial prospects.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
While getting married later in life accounts for the increase in single millennials buying homes, affordability and lack of supply are responsible for the rise in co-buying with non-romantic partners—especially for first-time buyers.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 16 May 2024
Franklin is here the middleman, linking buyers and sellers and oiling the wheels of a slave economy, the advertisements serving as informal proxies for the auction or merchant firm.
—Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
The scheme: steal boats from their slips up and down the coast, disguise them and rename them for sale to unsuspecting buyers.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
However, the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) has been making strides to shake timeshares of their negative perceptions and adapt to the times to appeal to younger buyers.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 15 May 2024
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“Buyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buyer. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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