comensal — meaning in English

English meaning

• commensal adj Of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while the other is unaffected.
• customer noun A person or business that buys goods or services from a seller.
• guest noun A person who visits or stays at someone's home, or who is invited somewhere.

Senses

comensal is used for these senses in English:

• commensal (ecology) Of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while the other is unaffected.
• commensal (ecology) An organism partaking in a commensal relationship.
• customer A patron, a client; a person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.
• guest A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
• messmate (nautical) An associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship.

commensal — full definition

1. adj Of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while the other is unaffected.
2. adj Eating at the same table.

customer — full definition

1. noun A person or business that buys goods or services from a seller.
2. noun Informal: a person, typically described with an adjective indicating their character.

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