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customer

noun · /ˈkʌstəmɚ/ · Level 1 · Starter

What does customer mean?

customer (noun): someone who pays for goods or services.

Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.

How do you use customer in a sentence?

How do you pronounce customer?

/ˈkʌstəmɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

Where does customer come from?

From Middle English custumer, from Old French coustumier, costumier (compare Modern French coutumier).

Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What are synonyms of customer?

From Princeton WordNet 3.1.

Test yourself: do you know “customer”?

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What does “customer” mean?

an account of real or fictional events

Not quite: that's what story means.

a particular point of time; an instant

Not quite: that's what moment means.

someone who pays for goods or services

Right! That's what “customer” means.

a generally accepted means of exchange

Not quite: that's what money means.

Which word is closest in meaning to “customer”?

client

Right!

season

Not quite: season means something else.

school

Not quite: school means something else.

number

Not quite: number means something else.

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