BUYER
What does "BUYER" mean?
A person who buys something, especially as a customer or purchasing agent.
Meanings
- Someone who purchases goods or services. The house drew three serious buyers in its first weekend.
- A person whose job is to select and purchase stock for a store or company. As the chain's head buyer, she decided which brands made the shelves. technical
Did you know?
- The legal phrase 'caveat emptor' - 'let the buyer beware' - puts the duty to inspect goods on the buyer, a principle that still shapes sales law in common-law countries.
Word origin
Agent noun from the verb 'buy', from Old English 'bycgan' (to buy), of Germanic origin, plus the agent suffix '-er'.
Remember it
A BUYER is one who BUYs, just add -ER like a BAKER bakes.
A little poem
She weighs the price against the want,
and walks out lighter - the wallet, not the haunt.
couplet
Wordplay
- The skeptical buyer asked for proof. The seller said, 'Beware' - which, legally, was the whole product.
What it teaches
Every purchase is a small vote; the buyer's real power is choosing what gets made next.
Quick facts
What does BUYER mean?
A person who buys something, especially as a customer or purchasing agent.
Is BUYER a valid word?
Yes — BUYER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BUYER?
BUYER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does BUYER come from?
Agent noun from the verb 'buy', from Old English 'bycgan' (to buy), of Germanic origin, plus the agent suffix '-er'.
What can BUYER teach us?
Every purchase is a small vote; the buyer's real power is choosing what gets made next.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.