CUSTOMER, noun 1. One who frequents any place of sale for the sake of purchasing goods; one who purchases goods or wares. 2. One who frequents or visits any place for procuring what he wants. We say, a mill has many customers. Hence a person who receives supplies is called a customer; the smith, the shoemaker and the tailor have their customers; and the coffee-house has its customers. 3. A toll-gatherer.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI