buyer Syllabification: (buy·er)Pronunciation: /ˈbīər/Translate buyer | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of buyer noun a person who makes a purchase. a person employed to select and purchase stock or materials for a large retail or manufacturing business, etc.. Phrases a buyer's market an economic situation in which goods or shares are plentiful and buyers can keep prices down. buyer in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of buyer in the British & World English dictionary