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customer

Syllabification: (cus·tom·er)
Pronunciation: /ˈkəstəmər/
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Definition of customer

noun

  • 1a person or organization that buys goods or services from a store or business:Mr. Harrison was a regular customer at the Golden Lion [as modifier]:customer service
  • 2a person or thing of a specified kind that one has to deal with:the fish is a slippery customer and very hard to catch Jon won over Lucie’s father, but her mother is a tough customer

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