customer
noun
cus·tom·er
ˈkə-stə-mər 
1
: one that purchases a commodity or service
The customer used a credit card for the purchase.
2
: an individual usually having some specified distinctive trait
a real tough customer
… let me give you the advice of an old and world-weary customer.—
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Flannery O'ConnorExamples of customer in a Sentence
She is one of our best customers.
She's a pretty cool customer.
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The two companies remain in talks, although neither company indicated when customers can expect programming to resume.
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Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
The two companies remain in talks, although neither company indicated when customers can expect programming to resume.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Some retailers are asking customers to give their change to local or affiliated charities at the cash register, in an effort to avoid pennies as well.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
In the core cable systems business, total domestic broadband customer net losses came to 104,000 in the latest quarter, total domestic wireless line net additions were 414,000 and total domestic video customer net losses hit 257,000.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for customer
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“Customer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/customer. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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customer
noun
cus·tom·er
ˈkəs-tə-mər
1
: one that buys a product or service
2
: individual entry 2 sense 2, fellow
he's a real tough customer
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