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customer

cus·tom·er / ˈkəstəmər/ • n. 1. a person or organization that buys goods or services from a store or business. 2. a person or thing of a specified kind that one has to deal with: Jon won over Lucie's father, but her mother is a tough customer.

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customer A fish that allows cleaner fish to remove parasites, dead tissue, and other unwanted matter from its body surface and mouth.

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