CUSTOMER Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

customer

noun

ˈkə-stə-mər

Definition of customer

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 ratings aren’t as important as testing it out yourself and reading customer reviews. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Nvidia, the $5 trillion AI infrastructure superstar, just arranged $500 billion in financing from Apollo, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street firms to bankroll customer orders for its cutting-edge chips. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 Magnet's software runs in my own lab, so read this as a customer's view as much as a columnist's. — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for customer

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Noun

Advisors say the new breed of travel reviewers and their content drive clients to call, even when the reviews are negative.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
The large avalanche struck in the late morning as four guides and 11 clients were skiing out to return to civilization at the end of a three-day backcountry-skiing trip to Frog Lake Huts.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of client

Noun

Two people were killed by Russian strikes in Zelenskyy's home city of Kryvyi Rih, the president wrote, as was one person in the northeastern city of Sumy.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Thirteen employees of a steel factory in Kryvyi Rih were injured and one person died, according to Arcelor Mittal, which operates the plant.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of person

Noun

Some of those exiting patrons made their way to hotels that saw a 25% revenue bump between the World Cup and Sail Boston.

— Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
The City Council on Thursday passed legislation that would allow restaurants to put up heated, tent-like structures for patrons to dine outside when the mercury drops.

— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of patron

Noun

More than a few people believe that, despite the messy route to get there, Penn State landed on the right guy.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
These guys might do much of the unglamorous work that goes unnoticed, breaking up play, playing short passes and sliding across into position to snuff out counter-attacks, but their role is highly valued in the transfer market.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of guy

Noun

Many of the guests were pilgrims visiting Tarapith to offer prayers where a major temple complex also includes a shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
That opening scene will take you straight into the laugh floor, and guests will be placed into contraptions that Mike has created to harness both laughs and screams.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of guest

Noun

Officers were already at an unrelated car crash two blocks away when they were summoned to a single-family home in Windfield based on a 911 call from a man who identified himself as the shooter, Windfield Police Chief Robbie DeLong said.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
The mother of 19-year-old Izick Aminartey is remembering her son as a loving young man after he was identified as one of two people killed in a shooting in Essex, Maryland.

— Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of man

Noun

Since Chinese leader Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, many aspects of personal life for members of the Communist Party or the state sector, from divorce to travel and social activities, have come under increasing scrutiny.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Indy was first brought to life at Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios theme park in 1989 with the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

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