customerとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌstəmə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌstəmɚ/

名詞

customer (複数形 customers)

1. A patron, a client; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.

   Every person who passes by is a potential customer.

2. (informal) A person, especially one engaging in some sort of interaction with others.

   a cool customer, a tough customer, an ugly customer

   • 1971, Herman Wouk, chapter 52, in The Winds of War]:

     Pug could just see Slote's pale face under his fur hat. "I don't agree with you on that. He's a pretty tough customer, Hopkins."

   • 2020 January 2, Philip Haigh, “Ten eventful years and plenty of talking points”, in Rail, page 54:

     This switch led to Philip Hammond becoming the Transport Secretary and he quickly proved to be a tricky customer, asking questions about rail spending and reining it back whenever possible.

3. (India, historical) A native official who exacted customs duties.
   • 1609, Danvers, Letters, i. 25; and comp. Foster, ibid. ii. 225

     His houses […] are seized on by the Customer.

   • 1615, Sir T. Roe, Hak. Soc. i. 44

     The Customer should come and visit them.

   • 1682, Hedges, Diary [Hak. Soc. i. 33]

     The several affronts, insolences, and abuses dayly put upon us by Boolchund, our chief Customer

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