| 释义 |
cus·tom·er
\ˈkəstəmə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English custumer, costomer, partly from Middle French costumier, custumier tax collector, from Old French, from costume, custume custom + -ier -er; partly from Middle English custume, custom, costome custom + -er — more at custom
1. obsolete : a customs collector : a customhouse official
2.
a. : one that purchases some commodity or service
< she had never seen that customer before >
especially : one that purchases systematically or frequently
< these countries are the largest customers of the United States products >
< lost most of her customers through neglect and rudeness >
b. : one that patronizes or uses the services (as of a library, restaurant, or theater) : client
3. obsolete : prostitute
4. : an individual usually having some specified distinctive trait or traits that one has or may have some dealing, encounter, or relationship with
< what sort of a customer is he? >
< compact of bone and gristle and grim insensitiveness, dangerous customers every one — Dorothy C. Fisher >
< the mule deer buck is an ugly customer — D.C.Peattie >
< a smooth customer, could look after himself — Rex Ingamells >
5. : a fox that affords good sport in a hunt |