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Buyer vs Patient - What's the difference?

buyer | patient |

As nouns the difference between buyer and patient

is that buyer is a person who makes one or more purchases while patient is a person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.

As an adjective patient is

content to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.

buyer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who makes one or more purchases.
    • Every person who steps through the door is a potential buyer , so acknowledge their presence.
  • (retailing) A person who purchases items for resale in a retail establishment.
    • The supermarket's new buyer decided to stock a larger range of vegetarian foods.
  • (manufacturing) A person who purchases items consumed or used as components in the manufacture of products.

    • Synonyms

    * (retailing and manufacturing senses) purchasing agent

    Derived terms

    * buyer's remorse

    Anagrams

    * * English agent nouns

    patient

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Content to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.
    • Be patient : your friends will arrive in a few hours.
  • Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent.
    • patient endeavour
  • * Sir Isaac Newton
    • Whatever I have done is due to patient thought.
  • (obsolete) Physically able to suffer or bear.
  • * Bishop Fell
    • patient of severest toil and hardship

    Synonyms

    * composed

    Antonyms

    * impatient * antsy

    Derived terms

    * patiently

    Related terms

    * passion * passionate * passive * passivity * patience

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.
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  • (linguistics, grammar) The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.
  • One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.
  • * Gov. of Tongue
    • Malice is a passion so impetuous and precipitate that often involves the agent and the patient .

    Antonyms

    * agent

    Derived terms

    * inpatient * outpatient * patient role * patient of something

    See also

    * -end

    External links

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    Anagrams

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