purchaser

noun

Definition of purchasernext
as in buyer

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Recent Examples of purchaser As the largest institutional purchaser of firearms in the United States, governments have tremendous power to shape the market. — Kris Brown, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 If two reports carry the same meaning, are held to the same standard and are described in the same language, then a careful purchaser would be almost irresponsible not to choose the cheaper one. — Amir Tarighat, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 In the pharmaceutical and biotech sector (as in many other sectors), the Chinese state operates simultaneously as owner, lender, regulator, purchaser, land allocator, and strategic investor. — Paul Friedrichs, STAT, 30 July 2026 Venezuela is also the largest purchaser of Chinese military equipment in Latin America. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 World Liberty is embroiled in litigation with Justin Sun, a crypto investor who was a major early purchaser of WLFI tokens, over his allegations that World Liberty has quietly prevented him from selling his tokens. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 9 June 2026 But the purchaser may offer some employees a position, the report added. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026 Social scientists have been working on consumer behavior and trying to understand the purchaser’s decision process. — Ezgi Eyüboğlu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026 Sellers can opt to defer such work to the buyer and each party puts $2,500 in a city escrow account to be used by the purchaser to come into compliance. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purchaser
  1. buyer
  2. consumer
  3. user
Noun
  • In the world of corporate mergers and acquisitions, an out-of-town buyer looks to cut costs in order to help cover the share-price premium necessary to clinch the deal and those reductions typically come mainly at the expense of the seller.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The buyer, Joshua Kushner, is Trump family-adjacent, recently tried to invest in FIFA in what became a true international scandal and could soon become the youngest control owner in the NBA.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of buyer
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  • But attendance was softening at its older two theme parks in Orlando, with the company citing weakness in consumer sentiment and higher travel costs.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Dana Johnson with the Cobb Chamber of Commerce also spoke in favor of the proposal, characterizing data centers as a form of infrastructure increasingly necessary for businesses, governments, schools and consumers.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of consumer
Noun
  • National security applications include fuel rod scanners and port security systems, while industrial users rely on californium-252 for applications such as oil well logging, coal analysis and instrument calibration.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Alongside optimizing the annual hardware cycle, Apple must also consider the annual cycle its user base has fallen into.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of user

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“Purchaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purchaser. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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