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

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“We all shook hands and my client told me to leave,” he said.

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Squire Cleaves, for the defendant, then reviewed the testimony for and against his client.

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If any one did not attach himself as client to a great family he was lost.

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In his heart of hearts, he did believe that that codicil had been fraudulently manufactured by his friend and client, Lady Mason.

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It would be unprofessional, I suppose, to name your client, so I'll not ask you.

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Hewitt pressed his client into a chair and produced his note-book.

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British Dictionary definitions for client

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 client

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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