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client definition

cli·ent (klī′ənt)

noun

  1. Archaic a person dependent on another, as for protection or patronage
  2. a person or company for whom a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, etc. is acting
  3. a customer
  4. a person served by a social agency
  5. a nation, state, etc. dependent on another politically, economically, etc.
    also client state
  6. Comput. a terminal or personal computer that is connected to a server (sense )

Etymology: OFr < L cliens, follower, retainer < IE base *klei-, to lean, as in L clinare (see incline); basic sense, “one leaning on another (for protection)”

Related Forms:

  • cliental cli·en′·tal (klī′ən təl, klī en′təl) adjective

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Alternate definitions:

business client definition - business

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law client definition - legal

telecom client definition - telecom

client Synonyms

client

n.

customer, patient, patron, buyer, purchaser, consumer, advisee, client state, dependent.


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client Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • advise: Our lawyers advise clients in the choice of entity to utilize for any given business venture.

Modifies a noun

  • base: They boast a prestigious client base, which includes numerous major blue chip accounts.

Adjective modifier

  • prospective: You will enjoy enhanced visibility - prospective clients will be drawn to your bolder listing rather than the basic listing of your competitors.

Preposition: with

  • anonymity: We have designed a specialist service to provide our clients with anonymity from their limited company.

Noun used with modifier

  • mail: Mail clients may support one, both or neither.
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client quotes

A client is fain to hire a lawyer to keep from the injury of other lawyersöas Christians that travel inTurkeyare forced to hire Janissaries, to protect them from the insolencies of otherTurks.

-Butler, Samuel

It's got to be clear, back in your own mind, that serving the client is onething and theart of architectureanother.

-Johnson, Philip Cortelyou

The law seems like a sort of maze through which a client must be led to safety, a collection of reefs, rocks, and underwater hazards through which he or she must be piloted.

-Mortimer, SirJohn Clifford

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