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noun

Customer n.

One who collect customs; a toll gatherer. (Obs.) "The customers of the small or petty custom and of the subsidy do demand of them custom for kersey cloths."

One who regularly or repeatedly makes purchases of a trader; a purchaser; a buyer. "He has got at last the character of a good customer; by this means he gets credit for something considerable, and then never pays for it."

A person with whom a business house has dealings; as, the customers of a bank.

A peculiar person; in an indefinite sense; as, a queer customer; an ugly customer. (Colloq.)

A lewd woman. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Customer'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Customer" Quotes from Famous Books

... bill. Ha! signed by A. C. Morley. I will see to that. Here, Mr. Morley!" called Mr. Harris; but the clerk was busily engaged in waiting on a customer at the opposite side of the store, bowing and smiling in ...

— Sanders' Union Fourth Reader • Charles W. Sanders

... over," he said, "and I b'lieve it's the best thing to be done. You've got a tough customer to deal with, and it may be some trouble to git all the property out of his hands. But when the heiress is married, her husband can act for her to better advantage. I guess I'll speak to Mr. Rook and have the ...

— Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, Issue 11, September, 1858 • Various

... his mother. Then, as he turned toward the dining-room, "I've two letters to get out. Then I'm going down the street to see a customer. I'll be up at the Sulzberg-Stein department store at nine sharp. There's no use trying to see old Sulzberg before ten, but I'll be there, anyway, and so will Ed Meyers, or I'm no skirt salesman. I want you to meet me there. It will ...

— Americans All - Stories of American Life of To-Day • Various

... Years,' said Mr. Tugby, 'are like Christians in that respect. Some of 'em die hard; some of 'em die easy. This one hasn't many days to run, and is making a fight for it. I like him all the better. There's a customer, ...

— The Chimes • Charles Dickens

... the attention arguments selected in the preceding chapter, set down all the questions that you might ask as a possible customer if you had been attracted by ...

— Practical English Composition: Book II. - For the Second Year of the High School • Edwin L. Miller

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