regular customer — customer who comes often
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A person who buys from the same shop, restaurant, or business many times, not just once.
Say it like a native
Textbook He is a patron who frequents the establishment habitually.
Native He's a regular customer.
'A patron who frequents the establishment' is Victorian; 'a regular' is the natural word.
Pattern: regular customer (of/at [place])
In use
- The barista knows my name because I’m a regular customer at the coffee shop.daily life
- I prefer to shop at small local stores, and I’ve become a regular customer at the bakery near my house.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ He is a regularly customer.
✓ He is a regular customer.
'Regular' (adjective) + customer; 'regularly' is the adverb.
Common collocations
a regular customer— a regular customer, a regular, loyal customer, the regulars
Don't confuse it
A 'new customer' is someone visiting for the first time; a 'regular customer' comes back again and again.