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customer
(cus|tom¦er)
Pronunciation:
/ˈkʌstəmə/
noun
1
a person who buys goods or services from a shop or business:
Mr Harrison was a regular customer at the Golden Lion
2
[
with adjective
]
a person of a specified kind with whom one has to deal:
he’s a tough customer
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