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
Around the bar, at tables and on couches, customers enjoy housemade non-alcoholic drinks.
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Even on a late weekday afternoon, customers keep rolling in and finding themselves a seat.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
OpenAI unveiled new tools for corporate users, an implicit acknowledgement that its rival Anthropic’s focus on enterprise customers had been successful.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
The company said Wednesday that a new Meta Business Agent feature can be used across apps like WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram to respond to customer inquiries, recommend products and book appointments.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 3 June 2026
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Even on a late weekday afternoon, customers keep rolling in and finding themselves a seat.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
OpenAI unveiled new tools for corporate users, an implicit acknowledgement that its rival Anthropic’s focus on enterprise customers had been successful.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
The company said Wednesday that a new Meta Business Agent feature can be used across apps like WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram to respond to customer inquiries, recommend products and book appointments.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for customer
Noun
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The Wall Street banks are competing to fete clients ahead of the SpaceX listing.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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His barbershop clients included many of the chefs and cooks around town, Freeman among them.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
Noun
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State health departments will continue to conduct daily symptom monitoring, as well as 24/7 continuous oversight of each person, and provide guidance through the remainder of the 42-day monitoring period, which will end June 21.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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It is made for an on-the-go business person or visitor who wants to maximize their time in the Bay Area.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Noun
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In fact, in between making drinks, the bartenders often play around with the spirits and hand out tastes to inquiring patrons.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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But the supreme being and patron of all pontiffs has to be considered a wild card.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Take Danielle, for instance, who dated Robert and a number of guys who barely appeared during her time on the show.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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In the past few months you guys have been all over both social and traditional media.—
Carita Rizzo,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Miraval has long encouraged guests to limit or even forego their use of digital devices as a way of enhancing awareness of one’s surroundings and allowing moments for self-reflection and personal growth.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
3 June 2026
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Mavis remains in Paris, lying now in the Peron family crypt in Montmartre Cemetery, a guest of this city even in death.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The scene was genuinely awful to watch, but the movie—a story of plague, passion, period costumes, and an unwashed man in a tunic skipping town to cure writer’s block—ended up thrilling us; the portrayal of two creative minds working together (and apart) was, oddly, familiar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Images from a Ring security camera show a man, whom the restraining order request identifies as Applegate, at Carpenter’s front door and being confronted by a security guard with a flashlight.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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Today, there are nearly 100 million people descended from those immigrants, and a visit really brings their story to life.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Still, there are pleasures to be had in the slow build and, as Con and Doane have found, in the comfort of lives lived in just the particular way these men have decided to live them.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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“Customer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/customer. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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