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customer
[/ˈkʌstəmər/]
noun
masculine/feminine
pl: customers
cliente
1.
A person who buys goods or services from a business
The customer paid for their groceries at the checkout.
O cliente pagou pelas suas compras no caixa.
2.
A person with whom one has dealings or interactions
He's a difficult customer to deal with.
Ele é um cliente difícil de lidar.
Synonyms
client
buyer
patron
shopper
consumer
Antonyms
seller
vendor
merchant
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
cliente
Most common term used in Brazil for both retail and service customers
São Paulo
cliente
Standard usage in commercial and business contexts
Portugal
cliente
Standard European Portuguese term; occasionally 'consumidor' for consumer context
Related Idioms & Phrases
the customer is always right
regular customer
paying customer
customer service
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