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customer
noun
someone
who
buys
goods
or
services
from
a
business
or
person
β’
The
coffee
shop
gave
every
customer
a
free
cookie
with
their
drink
.
The
coffee
shop
gave
every
customer
a
free
cookie
with
their
drink
.
β’
The
mechanic
explained
the
repairs
to
the
waiting
customer
.
The
mechanic
explained
the
repairs
to
the
waiting
customer
.
From
Middle
English
β
custumer
β,
from
Anglo-Norman
custumer
,
from
Old
French
coustumier
(β
customs
officer
β),
from
Latin
consuΔtΕ«dΕ
(β
custom
β).
Meaning
shifted
from
β
tax
collector
β
to
β
person
who
pays
money
β
by
the
15th
century
.
noun
a
person
described
by
a
particular
quality
,
especially
someone
difficult
,
tough
,
or
unusual
β’
The
goalkeeper
is
a
tough
customer
for
any
striker
to
beat
.
The
goalkeeper
is
a
tough
customer
for
any
striker
to
beat
.
β’
You
don't
want
to
anger
her
;
she's
a
fierce
customer
when
provoked
.
You
don't
want
to
anger
her
;
she's
a
fierce
customer
when
provoked
.
Extension
of
the
main
sense
β
person
who
pays
money
β
to
mean
β
person
one
has
to
deal
with
β,
then
generalized
to
any
person
of
a
certain
kind
.
