Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of customer
"The manager thanked all the customers for their patience during the system outage."
In plain English: Customers are people who buy things from a store or service.
"The restaurant was so popular that there were long lines of customers waiting outside."
Usage: Use "customers" to refer to multiple people who buy goods or services from a business. Do not confuse this with "customs," which refers to government regulations on imported and exported items.
Derived from Old French compteur (one who counts), this term originally referred to someone who keeps accounts or settles debts. It later evolved in Middle English to denote anyone who purchases goods, shifting focus from financial reckoning to commercial transactions.