Cŭs'tom-er, n.

n. 1. One who collects customs or duties; a toll-gatherer. [Obs.] The customers of the small or petty custom and of the subsidy do demand of them custom for kersey-cloths. Hackluyt. 2. One who frequents any place of sale for the sake of purchasing or ordering goods; a purchaser; a buyer. He has got at last the character of a good customer; by this means he gets credit for something considerable, and then never pays for it. Goldsmith. 3. A common or lewd woman. [Obs.] Shak. Ugly customer, one who is difficult to deal with or manage.