purchaser

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noun

One who purchases.

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Meanings

nounpurchaser (plural purchasers)

plural purchasers

  1. One who purchases.
    1 more example

    If this was unrestricted freehold, the land is available for sale or lease, although often it is not readily marketable, by reason of its shape and access; neighbouring landowners are possible purchasers. In some cases, reversionary rights were reserved to neighbouring landowners when the land was acquired.

    1951 June, “The Why and the Wherefore: Abandoned Branch Lands”, in Railway Magazine, page 428

    Synonyms: buyer, customer, patron, client, emptor, procurer, punter, sellee

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

nouna person who buys

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Ancient Greek ὠνητής
  • ὠνητής (ōnētḗs)one who purchases
Chinese Mandarin 買主 /买主, 購買人 /购买人
  • 買主 /买主 (mǎizhǔ)one who purchases
  • 購買人 /购买人 (gòumǎirén)one who purchases
  • 購買者 /购买者 (gòumǎizhě)one who purchases
  • 買方 /买方 (mǎifāng)one who purchases
Dutch koper, koopster
  • koperone who purchases
  • koopsterone who purchases
Esperanto aĉetanto, aĉetantino
  • aĉetantoone who purchases
  • aĉetantinoone who purchases
Finnish ostaja
  • ostajaone who purchases
Hungarian vevő, vásárló
  • vevőone who purchases
  • vásárlóone who purchases
Latin ēmptor, ēmtor
  • ēmptorone who purchases
  • ēmtorone who purchases
  • ēmptrīxone who purchases
  • ēmtrīxone who purchases
Lithuanian pirkėjas, pirkėja
  • pirkėjasone who purchases
  • pirkėjaone who purchases
Māori kirihoko
  • kirihokoone who purchases
Polish nabywca, nabywczyni
  • nabywcaone who purchases
  • nabywczynione who purchases
Russian покупа́тель, покупа́тельница
  • покупа́тель (pokupátelʹ)one who purchases
  • покупа́тельница (pokupátelʹnica)one who purchases
Tagalog mamimili
  • mamimilione who purchases

Rhymes & wordplay

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“purchaser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purchaser. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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