customer

A person or company that buys, uses, or plans to buy goods or services from a business.

• The customer paid in cash.
• We give regular customers a small discount.
• Are you a new customer or have you shopped here before?

Similar words: buyer, client, shopper

Common phrases: regular customer, new customer, customer service, serve a customer

A person with a particular character or way of behaving.

• She is a tough customer.
• Even under pressure, he remained a cool customer.
• Those two are awkward customers to deal with.

Similar words: character

Common phrases: a tough customer, a cool customer, an awkward customer