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customer

[ kuhs-tuh-mer ]

noun

  1. a person who purchases goods or services from another; buyer; patron.
  2. Informal. a person one has to deal with:

    a tough customer; a cool customer.



customer

/ ˈʌəə /

noun

  1. a person who buys
  2. informal.
    a person with whom one has dealings

    a cool customer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of customer1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; custom + -er 1; compare Middle English customer “collector of customs,” from Anglo-French; Old French costumier, cognate with Medieval Latin ܲٳܳܲ; customary
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Idioms and Phrases

see ugly customer .
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Example Sentences

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Zheng recalled several instances when she received skeptical glances and surprised looks from customers after they saw her behind the sushi counter.

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But what we have at present, across the world, is a management system that just doesn't listen to its customers, or doesn't listen to its voters, in anything like the way it used to.

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Not knowing whether the new tariffs are a permanent policy or a negotiating position has made it impossible to plan, he said, and customers at his company, Nila, are waiting to place orders.

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These offerings allow restaurant chains to build delivery ordering into their own websites and apps, so customers can use their technology and couriers without having to go to the Uber or DoorDash apps or website.

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“Ever since we announced our U.S. entry, we have been getting customer requests all across the United States,” T&T Chief Executive Tina Lee said in a statement.

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