client

[ klahy-uhnt ]

/ 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.

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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-uhn-tl], /klaɪˈɛn tl, ˈklaɪ ən tl/, adjectivenon·cli·ent, adjective

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How to use client in a sentence

Feel free to network with attendees, take care of client business or catch sessions live knowing that you can watch anything you missed later as your schedule permits.
Prices increase tonight for our space-focused event, TC Sessions: Space|Alexandra Ames|November 20, 2020|TechCrunch
Our panelists are looking forward to helping their clients profit from an economy that might—with a little luck—be rounding back to normal in 2021.
The biggest risks and opportunities for investors in 2021|matthewheimer|November 20, 2020|Fortune
While I was chipping tile, the husband was upstairs in his home office, working extra hours as his clients went into pandemic overdrive.
The pandemic isn’t ending anytime soon. And our bodies are feeling the stress.|Petula Dvorak|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
The IP is very important for us and obviously for our clients.
Leveraging collective intelligence and AI to benefit society|Jason Sparapani|November 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review

With NASA’s seal of approval that SpaceX is ready for human spaceflight, the company is free to take on well-heeled private clients as well.
SpaceX and NASA officially flew people into space. What’s next?|Charlie Wood|November 18, 2020|Popular-Science
A group of five comets, including Halley's, own a sort of cliental dependence upon the planet Neptune.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century|Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke

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

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