# buyer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbaɪ.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #6,766

## Definitions
1. A person who makes one or more purchases.
2. A person who purchases items for resale in a retail establishment.
3. A person who purchases items consumed or used as components in the manufacture of products.

## Etymology
From buy + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **bye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buyer-vs-bye)
- **buys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buyer-vs-buys)
- **buzzer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buyer-vs-buzzer)
- **buy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buy-vs-buyer)
- **ber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ber-vs-buyer)
- **bur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bur-vs-buyer)
- **beer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beer-vs-buyer)
- **burr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burr-vs-buyer)
- **Boer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-buyer)
- **bute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bute-vs-buyer)
- **baker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baker-vs-buyer)
- **boxer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boxer-vs-buyer)
- **Bauer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-buyer)
- **biker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biker-vs-buyer)
- **Bayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bayer-vs-buyer)
- **boner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-buyer)
- **bower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bower-vs-buyer)
- **boyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyer-vs-buyer)
- **biter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biter-vs-buyer)
- **butter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butter-vs-buyer)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbuyer`, `bueyr`, `buyerr`, `buyre`, `buyyer`, `byuer`, `ubyer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/buyer