client
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.
(in ancient Rome) a plebeian who lived under the patronage of a patrician.
being a regular customer: a client company.
economically, and often militarily, dependent upon a more prosperous, more powerful nation.
Origin of client
1Other words from client
- cli·en·tal [klahy-en-tl, klahy-uhn-tl], /klaɪˈɛn tl, ˈklaɪ ən tl/, adjective
- non·cli·ent, adjective
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How to use client in a sentence
Lewis said that the majority of his clients do use Shopify, primarily because it is the easiest platform to get started on.
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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 Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensHe needs her to witness for his clients, and Momsy says the hearing before the Surrogate cannot be postponed again.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseBut I strongly suspect that regular clients were supplied with something quite different.
Dope | Sax RohmerI and my clients know what that timber is worth to us, but any business man will consider a quick profit if it is enough profit.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandRashid, the attendant, knew all Kazmah's clients, and with the box or flask he gave them a quantity of the required drug.
Dope | Sax Rohmer
British Dictionary definitions for client
/ (ˈklaɪənt) /
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
Origin of client
1Derived forms of client
- cliental (klaɪˈɛntəl), adjective
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Scientific definitions for 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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