customer

noun

ˈkə-stə-mər How to pronounce customer (audio)
Definition of customernext
1
as in client
a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business the store greatly values its regular customers

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2
as in person
a member of the human race he's one tough customer, so you'd better not cross him

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Recent Examples of customer Other Hamlet customers include real estate developers, political action committees, and retailers, Rajaraman said. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Utilities are warning their customers that criminals have been posing as electric company workers, and they have been armed with information a customer would think only the utility would know. — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Porto’s Bakery & Cafe plans to open an Ontario location in 2028, bringing its popular Cuban pastries closer to Inland Empire customers who now drive to West Covina and beyond. — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Affected customers were notified by phone, email or text, based on their contact information on file with the district. — Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for customer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for customer
  1. client
  2. person
  3. patron
  4. guy
  5. guest
  6. man
  7. life
Noun
  • Government clients account for approximately 80% of revenue, while commercial customers contribute the remaining 20%.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Martin Zummach, an attorney who represents the officer who fired the shot that killed Kohen, says the attorney general's findings cleared his client of criminal wrongdoing.
    — SOPHIE BATES, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of client
Noun
  • The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a continuing criminal investigation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • At current growth rates, output per person doubles in twenty years in the US and takes forty-three years in the EU.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of person
Noun
  • Joliet's father, Jay Joliet, the company's CEO, checks in with staff and patrons at the register.
    — Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Hence the kaleidoscopic rave the couple threw for a crowd that ranged from nine-year-old nephews to silver-haired patrons.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of patron
Noun
  • Reid was truly impressive in all facets and a guy Hornets fans are really going to like.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Hutchinson is considered one of the best pass rushers in the league, a guy with 47 sacks in 61 games.
    — Mark Long, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of guy
Noun
  • Spiced Cream Cheese Bundt Cake Adding pumpkin spice to half the batter before putting the two components together creates a magnificent swirl pattern that your holiday guests will ooh and aah over when cutting into this gorgeous cake.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Perhaps that’s why the guest count at his SoFi shows was so thin compared to others.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of guest
Noun
  • Russian authorities accused the Michigan man of signing a contract with Ukraine’s military in the eastern Ukrainian city of Izyum after Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022.
    — Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The plight of his followers began to emerge in mid-March 2023, when a local man told police that his brother and wife had starved their children to death in the forest on Mackenzie's orders.
    — Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of man
Noun
  • Believing her daughter’s life was on the line, Del Mastro followed the caller’s instructions for five hours.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Three of those defendants, in agreements, pleaded guilty to capital murder and were sentenced to life without parole.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of life

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“Customer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/customer. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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