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customer

customer

Meaning of customer

person who buys

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Pronunciation
British English/ˈkʌstəmə/
American English/ə ˈkʌstəmər/
Russian transcription[pɐjɪˈtʲitʲelʲ]
customer
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customer with Russian translation

customer usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Постоянный посетитель попросил у продавца другой размер.

A regular customer asked the assistant for a different size.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Посетитель выбрал синее платье с распродажи.

The customer picked a blue dress from the sale rack.

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customer belongs to the topic "Shopping and Fashion Buying, Marketing, Sales, Customer Communication, E-commerce, Product Team". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

customerпосетитель
guestгость
greetingприветствие
shirtрубашка
skirtюбка
pantsбрюки
trousersбрюки

customer synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between customer / client / shopper / purchaser / consumer / patron

🇬🇧English
customer

general term for someone who buys goods or uses services

A2Very Often

The cafe treats every customer with respect.

Кафе уважительно относится к каждому покупателю.

C
🇬🇧English
client

often used for someone receiving services rather than buying goods

B1Very Often

The lawyer met with a new client today.

Адвокат сегодня встретился с новым клиентом.

🇬🇧English

emphasizes the act of shopping (often in a store or mall)

A2Often

Shoppers rushed into the store to catch the sale.

Покупатели ринулись в магазин, чтобы успеть на распродажу.

P
🇬🇧English
purchaser

formal/legal term for someone who purchases (used in contracts)

B2Rarely

The purchaser agreed to the terms of sale in writing.

Покупатель согласился с условиями продажи в письменной форме.

🇬🇧English

refers to someone who uses goods or services; common in economics/rights discussions

B1Very Often

Consumer rights protect people from faulty products.

Права потребителей защищают людей от некачественной продукции.

P
🇬🇧English
patron

can mean a regular customer or a supporter/patron of an institution

B2Often

The cafe's loyal patrons come every weekend.

Постоянные посетители кафе приходят каждую неделю.

W
🇬🇧English
wholesale buyer

buys goods in large quantities, usually for resale or business use

B2Rarely

The wholesale buyer ordered several pallets of inventory.

Оптовый покупатель заказал несколько поддонов товара.

R
🇬🇧English
retail buyer

could mean a consumer buying at retail or a buyer who purchases stock for retail sale (context-dependent)

B2Rarely

As a retail buyer, she chooses products for the chain's stores.

Как закупщик для розницы, она выбирает товары для магазинов сети.

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How to pronounce customer and what this word means

customer translation: посетитель. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce customer

/ˈkʌstəmə/

customer translation

посетитель

customer examples

A regular customer asked the assistant for a different size.

customer transcription

/ˈkʌstəmə/, /ə ˈkʌstəmər/

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Questions about this word

customer meaning: what does it mean?

person who buys

customer pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

customer is pronounced as /ˈkʌstəmə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

customer definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

A regular customer asked the assistant for a different size. Translation: Постоянный посетитель попросил у продавца другой размер.

Is customer part of Product Team vocabulary?

Yes, customer (посетитель) can be learned in the Product Team topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is customer part of E-commerce vocabulary?

Yes, customer (посетитель) can be learned in the E-commerce topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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