the.com/purchaser
The polite legal word for buyer, used right before they explain what you don't actually own.
means Someone who buys something — the formal term for a buyer, favored in contracts and legal documents.
from From 'purchase,' which traces back to Old French 'porchacier' — 'por-' (forth, thoroughly) plus 'chacier' (to chase or hunt), so to purchase originally meant to pursue or seek after, and only later narrowed to mean acquiring something with money. The '-er' ending simply marks the one doing the chasing — fitting, since buying has always been a kind of hunt.
- contracts favorite
- sounds neutral, often means fewer rights
- vs buyer
- same person, more paperwork implied
- real estate use
- you until closing, then owner
- fine print tell
- appears most in clauses limiting refunds