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

"Earlier today, a Claude Code release included some internal source code. No sensitive customer data or credentials were involved or exposed," an Anthropic spokesperson said.

From Barron's

Kelly noted that Western Digital now derives nearly 90% of its revenue from cloud customers, thanks to AI demand.

From MarketWatch

Amazon’s current cards aimed at small business customers are run through American Express.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company also continues to see gains in weight per shipment, which is “often an early indicator of improving underlying demand, particularly from industrial customers,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

"You don't have to sign up but it feels like I'm pushed into a bit of a corner with my customers expecting me to use it," she said.

From BBC

Related Words

• client
• consumer
• patron
• purchaser