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bayer

n. countable
C2 Proficiency US //ˈbeɪɝ// bay·er

n. someone who buys something. It is an older way to say 'buyer' and is not common in modern conversation.

n. an agent or individual who makes a purchase. An archaic spelling of 'buyer', now largely obsolete in general usage but occasionally appearing in historical legal or commercial texts.


SIMPLE

The bayer agreed to the price of the goods.

CONTEXTUAL

In the old ledger, the bayer was listed as a local merchant who frequently traded in fine silks.

COMPLEX

Historical documents from the sixteenth century often use the spelling 'bayer' to denote the party responsible for the acquisition of property within the parish.

Synonyms
Usage

Archaic spelling of 'buyer'; almost entirely replaced by the modern form in all contemporary registers.

Pitfall

The bayer of the carThe buyer of the carBayer is an archaic spelling; modern English uses 'buyer' for someone who purchases something.

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