target

Definitions of target
  1. noun
    a person who uses goods or services
    synonyms: consumatore
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    musicomane
    someone who attends concerts
    cliente
    someone who pays for goods or services
    bevitore
    a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
    mangiatore
    someone who consumes food for nourishment
    dilapidatore, scialacquatore
    a recklessly extravagant consumer
    fumatore
    a person who smokes tobacco
    acquirente, committente, compratore, rilevatario
    a person who buys
    beone
    a chronic drinker
    buona forchetta, ghiottone, mangione
    a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
    crapulone
    someone who drinks heavily (especially alcoholic beverages)
    frequentatore, patrono
    a regular customer
    spendaccione
    someone who spends money prodigally
    dissipatore
    someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
    type of:
    fruitore, utente, utilizzatore
    a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
  2. noun
    the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
    synonyms: mira
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    finalità, fine, idea, intendimento, intento, intenzione, meta, obiettivo, oggetto, proponimento, scopo, traguardo
    the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
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