01 n. One who collect customs; a toll gatherer.
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1.
One who collect customs; a toll gatherer.[Obs.]“The customers of the small or petty custom and of the subsidy do demand of them custom for kersey cloths.” — Hakluyt.
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2.
One who regularly or repeatedly makes purchases of a trader; a purchaser; a buyer.“He has got at last the character of a good customer; by this means he gets credit for something considerable, and then never pays for it.” — Goldsmith.
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3.
A person with whom a business house has dealings; as, the customers of a bank.
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4.
A peculiar person; -- in an indefinite sense; as, a queer customer; an ugly customer.[Colloq.]
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5.
A lewd woman.[Obs.]