What is a price searcher in economics?

Answer 1

A monopolist is a Price Searcher. A price searcher is a seller (buyer) that can influence price by the amount that he or she sells (buys). In contrast to a price taker, a price searcher can raise its price and still sell its product, although not as many units as it could sell at a lower price. Firms in price-searcher markets are free to set price, but face strong competitive pressure, their competitions exists from existing firms and potential rivals. An alternative term for such markets is monopolistic competition. I found that price searchers produce differentiated products, products that differ in design, dependability, location, ease of purchase, etc.