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emptor

emptor noun: buyer.

Noun

emptor (plural emptors)

  1. Buyer.
    • “The point at issue seems to be now a mere difference of opinion as to the definition of the word ‘payment’ between the vendor and emptor.[…]”1923 April, Emeric Hulme Beaman, “A Matter of Principle”, in The Windsor Magazine, number 340, page 560
    • Nolte […] is of the following opinion: As a rule, the emptor cannot waive his claim for delivery of documents and demand delivery of the discharged goods […]1940 August, William L. Smyser, “Delivery of Possession Under Straight Bills of Lading in Germany”, in Comparative Law Series, volume 3, number 8, page 446

Forms of emptor

pluralemptors

Origin of emptor

From Latin ēmptor.

Questions about emptor

What does emptor mean?
Emptor means buyer.
What part of speech is emptor?
Emptor is a noun.
What is the plural of emptor?
The plural of emptor is emptors.

Words near emptor in the dictionary

  1. emptins
  2. emptio venditio
  3. emption
  4. emptional
  5. emptive
  6. emptor
  7. emptors
  8. empts
  9. empty
  10. empty as a pauper's purse
  11. empty as the tomb on Easter

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