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Customer

//ˈkʌstəmə// noun, slang

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Noun

1
A habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client; a person or company who has a custom of buying from a particular business. obsolete
2
someone who pays for goods or services wordnet
3
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.
"Every person who passes by is a potential customer."
4
A person, especially one engaging in some sort of interaction with others. informal
"a cool customer, a tough customer, an ugly customer"
5
A native official who exacted customs duties. India, historical
"His houses […] are seized on by the Customer."

Etymology

From Middle English customere, custommere, from Old French coustumier, costumier (compare modern French coutumier), from Medieval Latin custumarius (“a toll-gatherer, tax-collector”, noun), from custumarius (“pertaining to custom or customs”, adjective), from custuma (“custom, tax”). More at custom. By surface analysis, custom + -er.

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