customer

Substantivhäufig in Dialogen

Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈkʌs.tə.mə//
Australien//ˈkɐs.tə.mə//
//ˈkʌs.tə.mɚ//

A person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant or intends to do so.

Substantiv

1
veraltetA habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client; a person or company who has a custom of buying from a particular business.
2
A person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant or intends to do so.
Every person who passes by is a potential customer.
Airlines are the chief customers of the commercial divisions of large-aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer.
3
umgangssprachlichA person, especially one engaging in some sort of interaction with others.
a cool customer, a tough customer, an ugly customer
Pug could just see Slote's pale face under his fur hat. "I don't agree with you on that. He's a pretty tough customer, Hopkins."
This switch led to Philip Hammond becoming the Transport Secretary and he quickly proved to be a tricky customer, asking questions about rail spending and reining it back whenever possible.
4
historischA native official who exacted customs duties.
His houses […] are seized on by the Customer.
The Customer should come and visit them.
The several affronts, insolences, and abuses dayly put upon us by Boolchund, our chief Customer

Herkunft

From Middle English custumer, from Old French coustumier, costumier (compare modern French coutumier), from Medieval Latin custumarius (“a toll-gatherer, tax-collector”, noun), from custumarius (“pertaining to custom or customs”, adjective), from custuma (“custom, tax”). More at custom. By surface analysis, custom + -er.

Formen

Plural: customers

custody · The legal right to take care of something or somebody,…custom · Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior…customary · In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.

customer · A person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant or intends to do so.

customs · The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods.cut · To incise, to cut into the surface of something. To perform…cute · Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits…

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