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customer

  (kŭs'tə-mər) pronunciation
n.
  1. One that buys goods or services.
  2. Informal. An individual with whom one must deal: a tough customer.

 
 

Buyer of a product or service.

 

Buyer of a product or service.

 
Thesaurus: customer

noun

  1. One who buys goods or services: buyer, client, patron, purchaser. See transactions.
  2. One who consumes goods and services: consumer, user. See give/take/reciprocity, used/unused.

 
Antonyms: customer

n

Definition: buyer of goods, services
Antonyms: owner


 
Word Tutor: customer
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IN BRIEF: A person who buys.

pronunciation To provide appropriate service you have to know what your customer is feeling. — Dan James.

 
Quotes About: Customers

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"If you're not serving the customer, you'd better be serving someone who is." - Karl Albrecht

"We don't want to push our ideas on to customers, we simply want to make what they want." - Laura Ashley

"Make a customer, not a sale." - Katherine Barchetti

"Above all, we wish to avoid having a dissatisfied customer. We consider our customers a part of our organization, and we want them to feel free to make any criticism they see fit in regard to our merchandise or service. Sell practical, tested merchandise at reasonable profit, treat your customers like human beings -- and they will always come back." - L.L. Bean

"Look through your customer's eyes. Are you the solution provider or part of the problem?" - Marlene Blaszczyk

"If you don't care, your customer never will." - Marlene Blaszczyk

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Wikipedia: customer
Customers are waiting in front of a famous fashion shop for its grand opening in Hong Kong.
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Customers are waiting in front of a famous fashion shop for its grand opening in Hong Kong.

A customer is someone who makes use of or receives the products or services of an individual or organization. The word historically derives from "custom," meaning "habit"; a customer was someone who frequented a particular shop, who made it a habit to purchase goods there, and with whom the shopkeeper had to maintain a relationship to keep his or her "custom," meaning expected purchases in the future.

Customer needs may be defined as the goods or services a customer requires to achieve specific goals. Different needs are of varying importance to the customer. Customer expectations are influenced by cultural values, advertising, marketing, and other communications, both with the supplier and with other sources.

Both customer needs and expectations may be determined through interviews, surveys, conversations, data mining or other methods of collecting information. Customers at times do not have a clear understanding of their needs. Assisting in determining needs can be a valuable service to the customer. In the process, expectations may be set or adjusted to correspond to known product capabilities or service.

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Translations: Translations for: Customer

Dansk (Danish)
n. - kunde, type

idioms:

  • cool customer    fræk fyr

Nederlands (Dutch)
klant, persoon die men van dienst moet zijn

Français (French)
n. - (Comm) client, clientèle, type

idioms:

  • cool customer    un type qui ne s'en fait pas/qui ne se gêne pas

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kunde

idioms:

  • cool customer    dreiste Person

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πελάτης, (καθομ.) μάγκας, τύπος

idioms:

  • cool customer    (καθομ.) απαιτητικός τύπος

Italiano (Italian)
cliente, avventore

idioms:

  • cool customer    furbacchione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - consumidor (m)

idioms:

  • cool customer    pessoa fria

Русский (Russian)
клиент, тип

idioms:

  • cool customer    невозмутимый

Español (Spanish)
n. - cliente, parroquiano

idioms:

  • cool customer    que tiene sangre fría, impasible

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kund, gäst, individ (vard.)

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
顾客, 买主, 客户

idioms:

  • cool customer    狡猾的人

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 顧客, 買主, 客戶

idioms:

  • cool customer    狡猾的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 손님, 단골, 녀석

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 顧客, やつ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) زبون, عميل, مشتري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לקוח, טיפוס, קונה‬


 
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