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orderer

orderer

5.6
Someone who asks a seller to supply goods or services
  • noun
  • /ˈɔrdərər/
translation icon : comprador
  • The orderer placed a large shipment of electronics for the upcoming sale.

Examples

  • Paragraph 3 especially regulates the investigation duty of the supplier of goods by stating that "the lien under this article does not come into effect if the supplier of goods knew or could have reasonably known through provisions of the charter contract or the ship's sales contract that the orderer did not have any right to restrain the ship."

    Academic text (2017)

  • Sadly, I'm one of the gas orderers.

    Blog text (17)

  • Jess, Sally is a great orderer.

    When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

  • As an orderer for the company, she ensures that all supplies are delivered on time.

  • The orderer requested a variety of materials to fulfill the project's requirements.

Synonyms

buyer
vsorderer
431 1.0

A person who pays money to get goods or services

includes also organizations that place formal orders for goods or services
purchaser
vsorderer
29 2.8

A person who buys goods or property

covers any person or organization placing an order for goods or services
purchasing agent
vsorderer
1 4.1

A person who buys goods or services for a company

can be any person or organization placing an order, not only authorized agents

Surface Forms

orderer singular
orderers plural

Morphology

orderer = order (transparent) = order + er

Agentive -er on the verb 'order' produces 'one who places orders', a straightforward, productive derivation.

Etymology

Orderer comes from order and the ending -er, and order also came to mean a 'request' or 'command'. So an orderer can be the person or organization who gives an order to buy goods or asks for a service.