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

“Trust, confidence, value beyond price, our customer relationships,” she said, and the “depth of our relationships and our data assets. We have a bunch of strategic assets that I think are hard to replicate.”

From Barron's

Both companies have tried to make it easier for potential customers to get the drugs, offering their medicines directly for sale through websites.

From The Wall Street Journal

Elon Musk has also been trying to break into the industry with his Tesla robotaxi, which began serving customers in Austin in the summer.

From Los Angeles Times

Will retailers seek out customers who paid higher prices on products that were tariffed to hand them refunds?

From Los Angeles Times

With a limited number of large buyers of their chips, both Nvidia and AMD have been using novel financing mechanisms to lock key customers into long-term agreements to use their technology.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• client
• consumer
• patron
• purchaser