customer的词源

英文词源

customer (n.)

late 14c., "customs official;" later "buyer" (early 15c.), from Anglo-French custumer, from Medieval Latin custumarius, from Latin consuetudinarius (see custom (n.)). More generalized meaning "a person with whom one has dealings" emerged 1540s; that of "a person to deal with" (usually wth an adjective, tough, etc.) is by 1580s. In Shakespeare, the word also can mean "prostitute."

中文词源

customer：顾客

来自custom, 惯例，海关。原指海关官员，后指买者，顾客。

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customer：顾客

词根词缀： custom惠顾 + -er