-sə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English purchasour, from Anglo-French, from Old French purchacier to purchase + Anglo-French -our -or
: one that purchases: as
a. obsolete : one that makes provision especially for his material welfare : a mercenary person
b. : one that acquires an estate in lands by his own act or agreement or takes or obtains an estate by any means other than by descent or inheritance
c.
(1) : one that acquires property for a consideration (as of money) : buyer , vendee
(2) : purchasing agent