손님

a guest, visitor, or customer; someone who comes to a place to visit, receive service, or buy something

Etymology

From native Korean 손 meaning “guest; visitor” plus 님, an honorific suffix.

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a polite form of address for a customer, guest, or unfamiliar person, roughly equivalent to “sir,” “madam,” or “customer”

Etymology

From native Korean 손 meaning “guest; visitor” plus 님, an honorific suffix.

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a euphemistic or folk-religious term for smallpox or an epidemic disease personified as an unwelcome “guest”

Etymology

From the notion of a dreaded disease arriving like an uninvited guest; formed from 손 meaning “guest; visitor” plus 님.

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