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Customer vs Buyer - What's the difference?

customer | buyer |

Buyer is a synonym of customer.



As nouns the difference between customer and buyer

is that customer is a patron; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so while buyer is a person who makes one or more purchases.

customer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A patron; one 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 .
  • (informal) A person, especially one engaging in some sort of interaction with others.
  • a cool customer''''', ''a tough '''customer''''', ''an ugly '''customer

    Anagrams

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    buyer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who makes one or more purchases.
  • Every person who steps through the door is a potential buyer , so acknowledge their presence.
  • (retailing) A person who purchases items for resale in a retail establishment.
  • The supermarket's new buyer decided to stock a larger range of vegetarian foods.
  • (manufacturing) A person who purchases items consumed or used as components in the manufacture of products.
  • Synonyms

    * (retailing and manufacturing senses) purchasing agent

    Derived terms

    * buyer's remorse

    Anagrams

    * * English agent nouns