buyer English · revision 10431

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 1200|origins=en buy}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈbaɪ.ə/ ''(UK)''; /ˈbaɪ.əɹ/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English biggere, byer, an agent noun from [[buy]] with the suffix [[-er]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ One who purchases: about 1200.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ A redeemer, applied to Christ, is from before 1300 and obsolete.^(OED 1989) A person employed to buy goods for a store is from 1884.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) ''Buyer's market'' is attested from 1886 in Etymonline, 1926 in the OED.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1200 – a purchaser.^(OED 1989)

+ * before 1300 – a redeemer.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1884 – a store buyer.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1886 – buyer's market.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A person who buys; a [[purchaser]] or customer.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A person employed to buy merchandise for a shop or company.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[homebuyer]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[buy]]

+ * [[seller]]

+ * [[purchaser]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}