customer

American  

[kuhs-tuh-mer] / ˈkʌs tə mər /

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.

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customer British  

/ ˈkʌstəmə /

noun

1. a person who buys

2. informal a person with whom one has dealings

   a cool customer

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customer Idioms  

1. see ugly customer.

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Etymology

Origin of customer

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 custumārius; customary

Example Sentences

That is because Asian customers are scouring the world for similar varieties of crude to keep churning out diesel and jet fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal

Anthropic has said the designation as a supply-chain risk—a ban usually imposed only on Chinese entities—has already cost it hundreds of millions of dollars in canceled contracts and aborted customer agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Until there is a clearer path forward and indications of unaffected customer & supplier confidence, we expect the stock to remain range bound despite a robust demand backdrop,” Merchant wrote.

From Barron's

The company said a large number of customers are already operating their applications from other regions.

From Barron's

Whoever delivers the packages, customers will soon see more same-day shipping options.

From Barron's

Related Words

• client
• consumer
• patron
• purchaser