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custumer

Pronunciation: /ˌkustuˈmeːr/

“custumer” is a Middle English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. A customs officer; a collector of import or export duties.
  2. A frequent customer of a business.
  3. A frequent employee, tenant, or visitor.
  4. A merchant liable to pay customs.

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman custumer, custumier; by surface analysis, custume + -er. First attested in c. 1399.

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