Antonyms for buyer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bahy-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbaɪ ər


Definition of buyer

Origin :
  • 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.
  • noun someone who purchases
Example sentences :
  • The purchase of that which neither belongs to the seller, nor can belong to the buyer.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • No one, with Pat as buyer, would be able to catch or to keep the General's trade.
  • Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger
  • But if the price goes down, the buyer sustains a speculative loss.
  • Extract from : « About sugar buying for Jobbers » by B. W. Dyer
  • His interest in it, therefore, is ended when the buyer there pays him the current price.
  • Extract from : « The Fabric of Civilization » by Anonymous
  • "Then I'll leave it, old sweet-tooth," said the buyer, as he moved away.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • After all, it is scarcely fair in me to ask it, for I don't come as a buyer.
  • Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever
  • Yes, and we shall have to pay the expenses of carriage to the buyer.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • The buyer gains much by being open and above board with the seller.
  • Extract from : « Dollars and Sense » by Col. Wm. C. Hunter
  • Cattle and sheep are the better of a good rouse-up when the buyer is inspecting them.
  • Extract from : « Cattle and Cattle-breeders » by William M'Combie
  • There are a few rules, however, that the buyer of store cattle should be acquainted with.
  • Extract from : « Cattle and Cattle-breeders » by William M'Combie

Synonyms for buyer

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