Customer

/ˈkʌs.tə.mə/ · noun

Meaning

(obsolete) A habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client; a person or company who has a custom of buying from a particular business..

Definitions by Sense

1. (obsolete) A habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client; a person or company who has a custom of buying from a particular business.
2. A patron, a client; a person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.
3. (informal) A person, especially one engaging in some sort of interaction with others.
4. (India, historical) A native official who exacted customs duties.

Example Sentences

Every person who passes by is a potential customer.

Airlines are the chief customers of the commercial divisions of large-aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer.

a cool customer, a tough customer, an ugly customer

Pug could just see Slote's pale face under his fur hat. "I don't agree with you on that. He's a pretty tough customer, Hopkins."

This switch led to Philip Hammond becoming the Transport Secretary and he quickly proved to be a tricky customer, asking questions about rail spending and reining it back whenever possible.

His houses […] are seized on by the Customer.

The several affronts, insolences, and abuses dayly put upon us by Boolchund, our chief Customer

The Customer should come and visit them.

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