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cus⋅tom⋅er

  [kuhs-tuh-mer]
–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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Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see custom, -er 1 ; cf. ME customer collector of customs < AF; OF costumier, c. ML custumārius; see customary
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cus·tom·er   (kŭs'tə-mər)   
n.  

  1. One that buys goods or services.

  2. Informal An individual with whom one must deal: a tough customer.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: cus·to·mer
Function: noun
1 : a person or business that purchases a commodity or service
2 a : a person or entity having an account with a bank or on whose behalf the bank has agreed to collect items b : a person or entity for whom an issuer issues a letter of credit
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

customer

see ugly customer.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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