customerlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈkʌstəmələs/, U.S.

/ˈkəstəmərləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: customer n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < customer n. + -less suffix.

Lacking business or trade; characterized by a lack of customers.

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1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxviii. 233/1 Customerless C[od] [Fr. c[ouillon] deschalandé].

1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight vii. 85 For years the railway tavern stood..deserted-looking, customerless.

1890 Licensed Victuallers' Mirror 21 Oct. 501/1 The envious potato dealer retreated inside his customerless shop.

1975 Economist 1 Feb. 6/1 The workerless factory, the dockerless port, the driverless transport system, would seem to entail the wageless consumer and the customerless shop.

2003 P. Collins Sixpence House xiii. 141 The sullen clerk there..did not show a single facial expression except irritation that I had interrupted his customerless routine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	customerless
释义	customerlessadj. Brit. /ˈkʌstəmələs/, U.S. /ˈkəstəmərləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: customer n., -less suffix. Etymology: < customer n. + -less suffix. Lacking business or trade; characterized by a lack of customers. ΚΠ 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxviii. 233/1 Customerless C[od] [Fr. c[ouillon] deschalandé]. 1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight vii. 85 For years the railway tavern stood..deserted-looking, customerless. 1890 Licensed Victuallers' Mirror 21 Oct. 501/1 The envious potato dealer retreated inside his customerless shop. 1975 Economist 1 Feb. 6/1 The workerless factory, the dockerless port, the driverless transport system, would seem to entail the wageless consumer and the customerless shop. 2003 P. Collins Sixpence House xiii. 141 The sullen clerk there..did not show a single facial expression except irritation that I had interrupted his customerless routine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1693
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