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as in client
a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business
the store greatly values its regular customers
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as in person
a member of the human race
he's one tough customer, so you'd better not cross him
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Recent Examples of customer
The booking of the PDDP service is mandatory for postal goods shipping via DHL, where the merchant sending the package covers all import duties for their recipient customers in advance.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Airlines have been doubling down on their premium cabins, with many companies across the industry investing in new seats and amenities to lure customers who are willing to pay higher fares.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Although the packaging will change, Aldi should clarify to customers that what’s inside will stay the same, one expert said.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Michaels heard customers’ pleas and delivered.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for customer
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Practitioners are eager to see how much truth there is to this report and to evaluate the details to best advise their clients.—
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Immigration attorney Danney Salvatierra also told The City that one of her clients, an asylum seeker from Mexico, was arrested by Amtrak Police while using the bathroom at Penn in July and immediately handed off to ICE agents.—
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Additionally, in some cases, social media can largely replace a user's in-person interactions, leaving them socially isolated, some experts added.—
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Best protection against measles is the MMR vaccine Measles is highly contagious and can spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes, the CDC said.—
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Cedarburg Creek Farm also has occasional guest musicians performing for patrons.—
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During Prohibition, waiters famously slipped sips of bootleg booze to patrons from flasks tucked inside their apron pockets.—
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The guy in Germany offered me a job.—
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Why does this guy — who seems nice enough and does have a generational voice but mostly just stood there and waved at phone cameras — have one of the biggest songs in the world and people going absolutely feral for him?—
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After months of recovery and a guest tango performance with Derek Hough last season, Ballas felt ready to compete again.—
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What was originally imagined as a space for multigenerational groups has since become a coveted backdrop for yoga retreats and hen weekends—where guests inevitably jostle for the chance to curl up in one of the cabin beds.—
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Additional agents, including a Border Patrol emergency medical technician, arrived on scene to assist with the rescue operation and stabilize the injured man, authorities said.—
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Last month, the same ICE field office received a bomb threat from a man identified as Bratton Dean Wilkinson.—
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It’s implied that an attempt on his own life landed him in a treatment program for the better part of a year.—
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In one of the season’s final scenes, the five returning characters have individual counseling sessions with Arisu giving brief updates on their lives.—
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“Customer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/customer. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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