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/ˈkʌs.tə.mə/
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A habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client; a person or company who has a custom of buying from a particular business.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant or intends to do so.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: patron, client, solicitor
Antonyms: none provided
A person, especially one engaging in some sort of interaction with others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
a cool customer, a tough customer, an ugly customer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A native official who exacted customs duties.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, historical
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someone who pays for goods or services
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: client
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consumer
Narrower terms: buyer, purchaser, emptor, vendee, guest, patron, frequenter, policyholder, shopper, spender, disburser, expender, subscriber, reader, taker, warrantee, whoremaster, whoremonger, john, trick
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.
Across languages
Translations 180 source translations are retained for this English entry.
French :
chaland
— (obsolete) habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client
French :
chalande
— (obsolete) habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client
German :
Stammkunde
— (obsolete) habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client
Italian :
avventore
— (obsolete) habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client
Italian :
avventrice
— (obsolete) habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client
Middle English :
custumer
— (obsolete) habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client
Spanish :
parroquiano
— (obsolete) habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client
Spanish :
casero
— (obsolete) habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client
Spanish :
marchante
— (obsolete) habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client
Spanish :
vecero
— (obsolete) habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client
Tamil :
வாடிக்கையாளர்
(vāṭikkaiyāḷar)
— (obsolete) habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client
Tamil :
வாடிக்கைக்காரன்
(vāṭikkaikkāraṉ)
— (obsolete) habitual patron, regular purchaser, returning client
Albanian :
klient
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Arabic :
زَبُون
(zabūn)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Arabic :
عَمِيل
(ʕamīl)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Armenian :
հաճախորդ
(hačaxord)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Azerbaijani :
müştəri
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Basque :
bezero
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Belarusian :
кліе́нт
(klijént)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Belarusian :
кліе́нтка
(klijéntka)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Belarusian :
зака́зчык
(zakázčyk)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Belarusian :
зака́зчыца
(zakázčyca)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Bengali :
খরিদ্দার
(khoriddar)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Bhojpuri :
गहकी
(gahəkī)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Bulgarian :
клие́нт
(kliént)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Bulgarian :
клие́нтка
(kliéntka)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Bulgarian :
мющери́я
(mjušteríja)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Bulgarian :
мющери́йка
(mjušteríjka)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Bulgarian :
купува́ч
(kupuváč)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Bulgarian :
купува́чка
(kupuváčka)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Bulgarian :
постоянен посетител
(postojanen posetitel)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Burmese :
ဈေးဝယ်
(jhe:wai)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Burmese :
ဖောက်သည်
(hpauksany)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Burmese :
ဝယ်သူ
(waisu)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Catalan :
client
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Chinese Cantonese :
顧客 /顾客
(gu3 haak3)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Chinese Cantonese :
主顧 /主顾
(zyu2 gu3)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Chinese Mandarin :
顧客 /顾客
(gùkè)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Chinese Mandarin :
主顧 /主顾
(zhǔgù)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Czech :
klient
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Czech :
klientka
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Czech :
zákazník
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Czech :
zákaznice
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Danish :
kunde
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Dutch :
klant
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Esperanto :
kliento
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Estonian :
klient
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Faroese :
kundi
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Finnish :
asiakas
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
French :
client
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
French :
cliente
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Galician :
cliente
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Galician :
seareiro
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Georgian :
მყიდველი
(mq̇idveli)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Georgian :
კლიენტი
(ḳlienṭi)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
German :
Abnehmer
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
German :
Abnehmerin
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
German :
Käufer
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
German :
Käuferin
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
German :
Kunde
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
German :
Kundin
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Greek :
πελάτης
(pelátis)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Greek :
πελάτισσα
(pelátissa)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Greek :
θαμώνας
(thamónas)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Ancient Greek :
ὠνητής
(ōnētḗs)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Haitian Creole :
kliyan
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Hebrew :
לָקוֹחַ
(lakóakh)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Hebrew :
לקוחה
(lakokha)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Hindi :
ग्राहक
(grāhak)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Hindi :
मुश्तरी
(muśtarī)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Hungarian :
vevő
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Hungarian :
ügyfél
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Hungarian :
kuncsaft
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Hungarian :
látogató
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Hungarian :
vendég
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Icelandic :
viðskiptavinur
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Icelandic :
kaupandi
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Icelandic :
skiptavinur
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Icelandic :
kúnni
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Ido :
kliento
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Indonesian :
pelanggan
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Irish :
custaiméir
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Italian :
cliente
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Japanese :
客
(kyaku)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Japanese :
お客さん
(o-kyaku-san)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Japanese :
顧客
(kokyaku)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Japanese :
得意先
(tokui saki)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Kazakh :
клиент
(klient)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Khmer :
អតិថិជន
(ʼaʼtethecŭən)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Korean :
손님
(sonnim)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Korean :
손
(son)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Korean :
객
(gaek)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Korean :
고객
(gogaek)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Korean :
고객님
(gogaengnim)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Kyrgyz :
клиент
(kliyent)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Ladino :
mushteri
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Lao :
ລູກຄ້າ
(lūk khā)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Latin :
ēmptor
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Latvian :
klients
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Latvian :
kliente
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Lithuanian :
klientas
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Lithuanian :
klientė
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Macedonian :
купувач
(kupuvač)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Macedonian :
купувачка
(kupuvačka)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Macedonian :
муштерија
(mušterija)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Macedonian :
муштерика
(mušterika)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Macedonian :
клие́нт
(kliént)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Macedonian :
клие́нтка
(kliéntka)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Malay :
pelanggan
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Māori :
apataki
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Māori :
kiritaki
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Mauritian Creole :
kliyan
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Mongolian :
үйлчлүүлэгч
(üjlčlüülegč)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Norwegian Bokmål :
kunde
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Occitan :
client
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Pannonian Rusyn :
муштерия
(mušterija)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Pannonian Rusyn :
купец
(kupec)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Pannonian Rusyn :
трошитель
(trošitelʹ)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Pashto :
مشتري
(moštari)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Dari :
مُشْتَرِی
(muštarī)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Iranian Persian :
مُشْتَری
(moštari)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Polish :
klient
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Polish :
klientka
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Portuguese :
freguês
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Portuguese :
freguesa
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Portuguese :
cliente
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Romanian :
client
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Romanian :
clientă
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Romanian :
mușteriu
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Russian :
клие́нт
(klijént)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Russian :
клие́нтка
(klijéntka)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Russian :
зака́зчик
(zakázčik)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Russian :
зака́зчица
(zakázčica)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Russian :
покупа́тель
(pokupátelʹ)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Russian :
покупа́тельница
(pokupátelʹnica)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Serbo-Croatian :
ку́пац
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Serbo-Croatian :
муштѐрија
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Serbo-Croatian :
куповац
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Serbo-Croatian :
клијѐнт
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Serbo-Croatian :
клијѐнтица
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Serbo-Croatian :
kúpac
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Serbo-Croatian :
muštèrija
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Serbo-Croatian :
kupovac
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Serbo-Croatian :
klijènt
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Serbo-Croatian :
klijèntica
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Slovak :
klient
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Slovak :
klientka
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Slovak :
zákazník
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Slovak :
zákazníčka
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Slovene :
odjemalec
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Slovene :
odjemalka
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Lower Sorbian :
kupowaŕ
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Lower Sorbian :
kupc
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Lower Sorbian :
kupowarka
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Spanish :
cliente
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Spanish :
vecero
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Spanish :
comensal
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Swahili :
mteja
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Swedish :
kund
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Tajik :
муштарӣ
(muštari)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Tajik :
мизоҷ
(mizoj)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Tamil :
வாடிக்கையாளர்
(vāṭikkaiyāḷar)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Thai :
ลูกค้า
(lûuk-káa)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Turkish :
alıcı
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Turkish :
müşteri
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Ottoman Turkish :
آلیجی
(alıcı)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Ottoman Turkish :
مشتری
(müşteri)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Turkmen :
müşderi
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Ukrainian :
кліє́нт
(klijént)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Ukrainian :
кліє́нтка
(klijéntka)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Ukrainian :
замо́вник
(zamóvnyk)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Ukrainian :
замо́вниця
(zamóvnycja)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Ukrainian :
покупе́ць
(pokupécʹ)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Urdu :
مُشْتَری
(muśtarī)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Urdu :
گِراہَک
(girāhak)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Uzbek :
mijoz
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Uzbek :
mushtariy
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Vietnamese :
khách hàng
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Welsh :
cwsmer
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
Yiddish :
קליענט
(klient)
— one who purchases or receives a product or service
