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

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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For example, you have to be excited when you come on camera before a client and you have to look nice.
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Webbe Lunny said that the client was happy with the added value from the increase in attendees and her team was able to maintain the same initial pricing.
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So that the client can immediately buy the product they like without spending time searching the site.
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If the client is happy, we ask them to review our product on a third-party platform.
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Certainly, she seems to command near-total devotion among her clients.
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And with regular clients that see him at least twice a month, relationships inevitably form.
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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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We have been in the profession some years, Mr. Pickwick, and have been honoured with the confidence of many excellent clients.
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He needs her to witness for his clients, and Momsy says the hearing before the Surrogate cannot be postponed again.
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But I strongly suspect that regular clients were supplied with something quite different.
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I 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.
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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

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