customer

[ kuhs-tuh-mer ]

/ ˈkʌs tə mər /

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noun

a person who purchases goods or services from another; buyer; patron.

Informal. a person one has to deal with: a tough customer; a cool customer.

Origin of customer

1400–50; late Middle English; see custom, -er¹; compare Middle English customer collector of customs < Anglo-French; Old French costumier, cognate with Medieval Latin custumārius; see customary

Words nearby customer

custom-make, custom-order, custom-tailor, customable, customary, customer, customer relationship management, customer's man, customer-facing, customize, customs

Example sentences from the Web for customer

The police suspect that the other unaccounted for 643,000 bitcoins, were removed from customer accounts via an unknown party.

Japanese Bitcoin Heist ‘an Inside Job,’ Not Hackers Alone |Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky, Jake Adelstein |January 1, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
For instance, Best Buy has over 40 million members in its customer loyalty program, Reward Zone.

Best Buy Punches Back at Amazon |William O’Connor |December 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
One customer retooled a Nintendo Wii with its innards switched out for glued pennies.

The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks |M.L. Nestel |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Synchronoss only got paid when a customer activated on AT&T, so each of those jailbreakers was costing Synchronoss money.

NSA Chief Bet Money on AT&T as It Spied on You |Shane Harris |November 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Williamson stands by his record of rarely disappointing a customer when they are at a loss as to what suits them.

The Harlem Hat Shop You Have to Visit |Justin Jones |October 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If he ceases to be a neighbour, he is still a benefactor and a customer.

The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4) |Thomas Babington Macaulay
Then she helped the customer match her sample until she had what she wanted.

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Keeping Store |Laura Lee Hope
I stood at the counter while Madame Lourbet served a customer, and then she turned to me.

The Betrayal of John Fordham |B.L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
With him, ten was ten, eight eight—no matter who the customer was.

Walter Pieterse |Multatuli
He did not notice that his face and manners caused many a customer to stare in astonishment.

Bambi |Marjorie Benton Cooke

British Dictionary definitions for customer

customer

/ (ˈkʌstəmə) /

noun

a person who buys

informal a person with whom one has dealings a cool customer

Idioms and Phrases with customer

customer

see ugly customer.

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