Obs. [f. FORE- pref. + BUYER.] One who buys at first hand to sell again, a wholesale buyer.
1558. Merch. Adv. Newcastle (Surtees), 88. Woll and skynnes, bought of any glovers or forebyers. Ibid. (1559), 48. An acte concernyng the byeng of wooll and fells of for-byers nor glovers…. Men that byes it of other men that growes it, callyde forbyers.
1597. Skene, De Verb. Sign., s.v. Regrateris, That they are fore-byars of quheat, beare, aits, cattel, and are coperis and sellers theirof.
