How to say "purchaser" in Japanese

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  • 買い主かいぬしCommon
    nounThe buyer or purchaser of something, such as the buyer of a house or a car: it presents the purchaser as the person who acquires the goods rather than as one side of a deal.
  • 買い方かいかたCommon
    nounA word for the buyer or purchaser that treats the buyer as one side of a deal, often in commercial contexts. The same form can also mean 'way of buying', so let context decide.

Both words mean the buyer or purchaser in a sale; 「買い主」 tends to present the purchaser as the person who acquires the goods, while 「買い方」 tends to frame the buyer as one side of the transaction.

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