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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She is one of our best customers.
She's a pretty cool customer.
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Chris Sims, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
The chipmaker calls its custom AI chips XPUs, and on Thursday, Tan said his company was delivering entire server racks — not just chips — to Anthropic, which is Broadcom's fourth XPU customer.
—Kif Leswing,mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
The industrial production of LOVR earlier this year sold out completely, and the material is now in a further development phase, incorporating customer feedback into new formulations.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2025
That also means serving a diverse range of customers; O’Brien credits extensive fit testing as a key part of her success, even serving as a fit model herself for every piece launched.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Customer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/customer. Accessed 12 Dec. 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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