buyer
part of speech
noun (a buyer, buyers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A person who buys something: the buyer of the house. tree →
2) A person whose job is choosing and buying goods for a shop or company: a fashion buyer. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Proverbs shows a buyer who runs down goods to get a lower price. Zechariah's buyers who "hold themselves not guilty" show the leaders' greed toward God's flock. In the primary lessons: In maths word problems on money there is a buyer and a seller: the buyer pays and gets change. In everyday life and citizenship lessons on money, a smart buyer compares prices and looks for scams. Phrases: first-time buyer, buyer and seller, buyer beware.
examples
- 'It is bad, it is bad', saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. (Writings PRO.20.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- The time is come, the day draweth near; let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof. (Prophets EZK.7.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- whose buyers slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say: Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich; and their own shepherds pity them not. (Prophets ZEC.11.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- The buyer paid 20 pounds for the bike. tree →
- The seller wants 50 dollars but the buyer offers 40. tree →
- The house has found a buyer. tree →
- A wise buyer compares prices before choosing. tree →
- Mum is a buyer for a big toy shop. tree →
- If the buyer gives 10 dollars for a 7-dollar book, the change is 3 dollars. tree →
- Presently a buyer came along and asked if the Sow produced good litters. tree →
note
Countable. Opposite: seller. Do not confuse with "by" or "bye". In maths, the buyer's money goes down by the price; the seller's goes up.
In the corpora
- 'It is bad, it is bad', saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
- A tidy house helps buyers imagine living there and can sell faster or for more money.
Trees and pragmatics
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