client

[ klahy-uh nt ]

/ ˈklaɪ ənt /

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noun

a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.

a person who is receiving the benefits, services, etc., of a social welfare agency, a government bureau, etc.

a customer.

anyone under the patronage of another; a dependent.

Computers. a computer or an application on a computer that communicates with a remote server: Exit the program before installing the patch to update the client.

client state.

(in ancient Rome) a plebeian who lived under the patronage of a patrician.

adjective

being a regular customer: a client company.

economically, and often militarily, dependent upon a more prosperous, more powerful nation.

Origin of client

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin client-, stem of cliēns person seeking the protection or influence of someone powerful; perhaps akin to clīnāre to bend (see incline)

OTHER WORDS FROM client

cli·en·tal

[klahy-en-tl, klahy-uh n-tl] /klaɪˈɛn tl, ˈklaɪ ən tl/, adjective non·cli·ent, adjective

Words nearby client

clickstream, clicks‐and‐mortar, clickthrough, clicktivism, clickwrap, client, client state, client-centered therapy, client-centred therapy, client/server network, clientage

Example sentences from the Web for clients

Certainly, she seems to command near-total devotion among her clients.

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In 21 years of operation, La Domaine has served over 6,000 clients from over 25 different countries and nearly 500 couples.

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The idea to invest in their own hair company came from Miko after seeing how clients at their salon responded to her natural hair.

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Even if her clients are convicted—and she does have many now in jail—she at least brings attention to their cases.

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Its clients were not always as interesting as the unfortunate Ingelburge.

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Orme had come to Chicago, at the request of Eastern clients, to meet half-way the owners of a Western mining property.

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He had dealt through an attorney who knew no more of his clients than the agent.

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While she was in London that personal touch could be established with clients by dozens.

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It was through this last door that the banker's clients and visitors were admitted.

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British Dictionary definitions for clients

client

/ (ˈklaɪənt) /

noun

a person, company, etc, that seeks the advice of a professional man or woman

a customer

a person who is registered with or receiving services or financial aid from a welfare agency

computing a program or work station that requests data or information from a server

a person depending on another's patronage

Derived forms of client

cliental (klaɪˈɛntəl), adjective

Word Origin for client

C14: from Latin cliēns retainer, dependant; related to Latin clīnāre to lean

Scientific definitions for clients

client

[ klī′ənt ]

A program that runs on a personal computer or workstation connected to a computer network and requests information from a file server.

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