customer Meaning & Definition
What Does Customer Mean?
Customer is used as a noun meaning A habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client; a person or company who has a custom of buying from a particular business. It is also used to mean A person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant or intends to do so.
Customer at a Glance
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //ˈkʌs.tə.mə// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | client |
| Plural | customers |
Customer Definition (Noun)
- A habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client; a person or company who has a custom of buying from a particular business.
- 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.
- A person, especially one engaging in some sort of interaction with others.
a cool customer, a tough customer, an ugly customer
- A native official who exacted customs duties.
Noun
- A patron, a client; one 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.
Synonyms of Customer
Customer synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Customer
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Customer in a Sentence
Every person who passes by is a potential customer.
Airlines are the chief customers of the commercial divisions of large-aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer.
a cool customer, a tough customer, an ugly customer
Word Forms & Grammar
customer (plural customers)
Words That Rhyme With Customer
Origin of Customer
From Middle English custumer, 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.
How to Pronounce Customer
You say customer as //ˈkʌs.tə.mə//. It has 1 syllable.
Quick Answers About Customer
What part of speech is customer?
Customer is a noun.
What is another word for customer?
Words with a similar meaning to customer include client. See the full list of customer synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of customer?
The plural of customer is customers.