バイヤー

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

buyer; purchasing agent

Commonly used in business contexts for a professional buyer or purchasing agent, especially in retail, fashion, or procurement.

バイヤーが〈物もの〉を買かい付つけるfor a buyer to purchase goods (esp. wholesale)
そのバイヤーは海かい外がいの工こう場じょうから直ちょく接せつ商しょう品ひんを買かい付つけている。
That buyer purchases products directly from overseas factories.
〈人ひと〉がバイヤーとして働はたらくfor someone to work as a buyer
彼かの女じょはアパレル会社がいしゃでバイヤーとして働はたらいている。
She works as a buyer at an apparel company.

購こう入にゅう者しゃ
購入者 is a general term for anyone who buys something, while バイヤー specifically means a professional buyer or purchasing agent in a business setting.
買かい手てN1
バイヤー refers specifically to a professional buyer (e.g. for a retail company), while 買い手 is a general term for whoever is purchasing in any transaction.

売うり手てN1
バイヤー refers to the professional buyer, while 売り手 refers to the seller in a business transaction.
サプライヤー
サプライヤー is the party that supplies goods, while バイヤー is the party that buys them, making them opposite roles in a transaction.

Loanword from English 'buyer', used in Japanese primarily in business and commercial contexts.