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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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is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
customer
14c., "customs official;" later "buyer" (early 15c.), from Anglo-Fr. custumer, from M.L. custumarius, from L. consuetudinarius (see custom). More generalized meaning "a person with whom one has dealings" emerged 1540s; that of "a person to deal with" (usually wth an adjective,
EXPANDtough, etc.) is by 1580s. In Shakespeare, the word also can mean "prostitute."
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