一いち見げんさん

noun

first-time customer; walk-in customer; customer without introduction

Used especially for inns, restaurants, and traditional establishments where regulars or introductions are valued. Often appears in phrases like 一見さんお断り (no first-time customers).

See also: 一見の客 · 一見客

• この料りょう亭ていは一いち見げんさんお断ことわりです。

  This traditional restaurant does not accept first-time customers without an introduction.

• 一いち見げんさんでも気き軽がるに入はいれる居い酒ざか屋やを探さがしている。

  I'm looking for an izakaya where even walk-in customers can feel comfortable.