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cus·tom·er  (kst-mr)
n.
1. One that buys goods or services.
2. Informal An individual with whom one must deal: a tough customer.

customer
Noun
1. a person who buys goods or services
2. Informal a person with whom one has to deal: a tricky customer
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.customercustomer - someone who pays for goods or services
consumer - a person who uses goods or services
buyer, emptor, purchaser, vendee - a person who buys
guest - a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc.
frequenter, patron - a regular customer
policyholder - a person who holds an insurance policy; usually, the client in whose name an insurance policy is written
shopper - someone who visits stores in search of articles to buy
disburser, expender, spender - someone who spends money to purchase goods or services
reader, subscriber - someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication
taker - one who accepts an offer
warrantee - a customer to whom a warrant or guarantee is given
whoremaster, whoremonger, john, trick - a prostitute's customer
business relation - a relation between different business enterprises

customer
Translations
customer [ˈkʌstəməʳ] ncliente m/f;
he's an awkward customer (col) → es un tipo difícil
customer [ˈkʌstəməʳ] nclient(e);
he's an awkward customer (inf) → ce n'est pas quelqu'un de facile
customer [ˈkʌstəməʳ] custom nKunde m, Kundin f;
he's an awkward customer custom (inf) → er ist ein schwieriger Typ
customer [ˈkʌstəməʳ] ncliente m/f;
he's an awkward customer (col) → è un tipo incontentabile


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And, if the customer was an observant man, he would notice that her replies at that juncture became somewhat absent, her smile a little mechanical.
The same day a customer came in, and the shoes suited him so well that he willingly paid a price higher than usual for them; and the poor shoemaker, with the money, bought leather enough to make two pairs more.
 
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