Definition of "homebuyer" []

• One who is in the process of buying a home. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The government also has a fairly loose definition of what constitutes a first-time homebuyer, which is defined as someone who has no "present interest" in a main home during a two-year period prior to the date of acquisition of the new home."
• "AP calls the homebuyer addition "a victory for Republicans eager to leave their mark on a mammoth economic stimulus bill at the heart of President Obama's recovery plan.""
• "A National Homeownership Summit attended by President Clinton attracted 1,400 people in June 1996; the Partnership launched a National Homeownership Week in June 1997; and this past year more than 600 events, such as homebuyer fairs, took place across the country."