Meaning
A person who buys something from a shop or a business.
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Word origin
From custom, an old sense meaning regular trade with one shop.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- custom
- English cognates
- custom
Grammar
Examples
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"Customers" are the people who buy things.
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Here one person is buying something in a shop.
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"Customer" is used about a shop, a restaurant, or any business.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 16, lesson 7: customer, rent, slip and 7 more words.