different between customer vs jobsworth

English

Etymology

From Middle English customere, custommere, from Old French coustumier, costumier (compare modern French coutumier), from Medieval Latin custumarius (“a toll-gatherer, tax-collector”, noun), from custumarius (“pertaining to custom or customs”, adj), from custuma (“custom, tax”). More at custom.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?st?m?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?st?m?/

Noun

customer (plural customers)

1. A patron, a client; 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.

2. (informal) A person, especially one engaging in some sort of interaction with others.

   a cool customer, a tough customer, an ugly customer

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• costumer

English

Etymology

From the phrase “It's more than my job's worth to…”. Popularized by the British/South African singer-songwriter Jeremy Taylor, in his song of the same name.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d???bzw???/, /?d???bzw??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d???bzw??/
• Hyphenation: jobs?worth

Noun

jobsworth (plural jobsworths)

1. (chiefly Britain, derogatory) A minor worker who refuses to be flexible in the application of rules to help a client or customer.

Further reading

• jobsworth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References