imaginarybuyer
nounUK /ɪˈmædʒɪnəri ˈbaɪə/
US /ɪˈmædʒəˌnɛri ˈbaɪər/
A person you make up in your mind who pretends to buy things.
The little girl played shop with her imaginarybuyer, who bought all her toy cakes.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A fake bidder used in auctions or negotiations to push prices up.
The auction house was accused of using an imaginarybuyer to raise the bids.
3. A hypothetical consumer used in market research to test ideas.
The team created an imaginarybuyer to see if the new cereal would sell.
4. A character in a story or game who buys things but does not really exist.
In the video game, an imaginarybuyer appears at the shop to trade rare items.