customer
One who buys
A customer is someone who buys goods or services from a business.
The word emphasizes the transaction: a person browsing is a shopper, but once they buy, they become a customer.
The customer is always right reflects the commercial principle of deferring to buyers.
Regular customers may be called regulars.
In informal speech, customer can describe any person you're dealing with: He's a tough customer.
Ultimate product recipient
- userOne who operates something
- clientOne who hires professionals
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- subscriberOne who enrolls regularly
policyholder · account · passenger · patient · tenant · applicant · claimant · caller
Goods obtained for payment
- shopperOne who purchases goods
- consumerOne who acquires goods
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- checkoutPayment completion process
cart · sale · bargain · e-commerce · retail · goods · merchandise · acquisition
Occurring at fixed intervals
- frequenterHabitual visitor
- clienteleCollective body of customers
- loyalFirm in allegiance
- repeatDo or say again
valued · preferred · VIP · member · subscriber · account holder · guest · diner
end-user
Ultimate product recipient
- userOne who operates something
- clientOne who hires professionals
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
subscriber · policyholder · account · passenger · patient · tenant · applicant · claimant · caller · cardholder
purchase
Goods obtained for payment
- shopperOne who purchases goods
- consumerOne who acquires goods
- transactionExchange of goods/money
checkout · cart · sale · bargain · e-commerce · retail · goods · merchandise · acquisition · store
regular
Occurring at fixed intervals
- frequenterHabitual visitor
- clienteleCollective body of customers
- loyalFirm in allegiance
repeat · valued · preferred · VIP · member · subscriber · account holder · guest · diner · visitor
- shoppingbuying, shopping cart, shop, purchases, sale
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- e-commercecheckout, shopping cart, online shopping, cart, online retail
- trade & commercetrade, exports, imports, tariffs, merchant
- business contactsclient, colleagues, colleague, contact, coworker
- business essentialscomputer, laptop, phone, email, printer
customerseller
One who trades goods
vendor · merchant · salesperson · shopkeeper · vender
customerserver
One who attends tables
provider · service provider · attendant · owner · proprietor
customerowner
Holder of title
proprietor · shopkeeper · business owner · storekeeper · landlord
- customer serviceAssistance for buyers
- customer supportAssistance for buyers
- Easter customsRituals marking spring holiday
- the customer is always rightRetail principle favoring buyers
- customer reviewsBuyer assessments of products
- customs officerBorder control agent
custom, customs, customary, customers, accustom, customize, customized, customizing, customization