Meaning & use
customer
A person or organization that buys goods or services from a business.
See it in a sentence
The store trains employees to greet every customer with a friendly smile.
Our biggest customer placed an order for five hundred units this month.
A note on using this word
Customer usually implies a transactional relationship, while client often suggests a more ongoing, professional relationship, as with a lawyer or accountant.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
sellervendor
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