customer

cus-tom-er · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who buys goods or services from a shop or business.

  2. 2.

    (Informal) A person of a specified kind that one has to deal with.

Forms

plural: customers

Related words

Antonyms: seller, vendor
See also: buyer, client, consumer
Synonyms: buyer, client, consumer, patron

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman custumer, derived from custume meaning "custom." Originally referred to someone who gave their custom (regular business) to a particular merchant or shop.