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Synonyms for customer

7 synonyms
10 antonyms
1 meaning

noun

Most common

client buyer purchaser patron

All synonyms

Noun

1. Client — A person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant or intends to…

client, buyer, purchaser, patron, solicitor

Other

consumer, chap UK

Antonyms

vendor, seller, supplier

All antonyms of customer →

Definitions

n. 1
A person or company 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.

Related words

Word family: custom customary customize customs
Phrases: customer base customer service customer account customer research customer resistance customer support

Forms

Plural: customers → clients, buyers, purchasers, patrons…

Example sentences

client But I have an appointment with my client tomorrow.
buyer I plan to sell my house as soon as I find a buyer.
patron He's been a patron of this store for many years.
consumer Many consumer reviews of books on Amazon are fake.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
customer		rising
client		rising
buyer		steady
patron		steady
purchaser		falling
consumer		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: chap¹
5 letters: buyer²
6 letters: client², patron²
8 letters: consumer³
9 letters: solicitor⁴, purchaser³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (buyer² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: client
Italiano: cliente
Español: cliente
Deutsch: Klient