customer has definitions from the field of business
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[ noun ] (business) someone who pays for goods or services

Synonyms

client

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Dewey_Lawrence , a Tyler lawyer representing the Texas_Bankers_Association , sounded the opposition keynote when he said it would force banks to violate their contractual obligations with depositors and undermine the confidence of bank customers .

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

Bill_Kunkel , Bob_Hartman and Ed_Keegan did the mound chores for the club down from West_Palm_Beach to play the game before 767 paying customers in Miami_Stadium .

(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)

Indeed , there are some cities where the suburban shopping pulls customers who are geographically much nearer to downtown .

(Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)

When a customer asked for alligator shoes , she said , `` What size is your alligator '' ?

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

The grocery the youth worked for soon tired_of his depressing effect on customers , most of whom were sufficiently neurotic without the threat of incubi , and let him go .

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