CUSTOMER Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

customer

noun

ˈkə-stə-mər

Definition of customer

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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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 On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia also cut supplies to Europe with immediate effect, Hikmet said, adding that Aramco notified some customers that supplies would be halted until mid-November. — Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 The 26 third-generation Starlink satellites – larger and more powerful than the nearly 11,000 broadband internet satellites SpaceX already operates in low-Earth orbit – could begin serving customers a few weeks after the launch, SpaceX said. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026 Ozek said traceability and compliance were becoming increasingly important advantages for customers, particularly as the industry moves toward greater transparency. — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 And yet scores of companies selling this and other unapproved drugs have blown through regulatory safeguards to offer access to customers online — part of a national craze that is changing the way consumers buy drugs. — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for customer

Recent Examples of Synonyms for customer

Noun

For Happy Home and Time Bank, finding clients can be a challenge.

— HUIYEE CHIEW AND LYRIC LI THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
So the first question was whether a single party should ever hold a complete key, and therefore complete control over a client’s assets.

— Sergey Stopnevich, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of client

Noun

Macklemore invited Robert Kraft, the owner of Gillette Stadium and the New England Patriots and the person who pressured Messina Tour Group to fire him, to match his donation.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
There was a large fight on campus and a report of a person armed with a gun, resulting in a lockdown Thursday at Plantation High School, according to police.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of person

Noun

The 300 block of East Trade Street is frequented by patrons of public transportation, panhandlers and the thousands of fans attending events at the Spectrum Center.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2026
The supporters and patrons who had helped him pursue his dreams.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of patron

Noun

The outlet added that doves were released outside the church before guests moved inside for the ceremony.

— Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
Its south side is also home to several genuine luxury hotels (including Bulgari’s beloved resort in Uluwatu), with more planning to welcome guests in the coming months.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of guest

Noun

For the first few days, they were held in a room crammed with up to 80 men, with just a handful of open toilets, in frigid conditions and with only a thin towel to sleep under, before being moved to two-person cells.

— Hanna Park, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has some new digs—an Airstream trailer in Memphis, parked just steps from xAI’s most ambitious project yet.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of man

Noun

September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to honor the lives lost to suicide, to stand with the families and communities suicide has touched, and to renew our commitment to prevention.

— Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
This program was a life-changer for families and kids who wouldn’t otherwise have been able to afford private school tuition.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

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