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cli·ent
(klī′ənt)n.
1. The party for which professional services are rendered, as by an attorney.
2. A customer or patron: clients of the hotel.
3. A person using the services of a social services agency.
4. One that depends on the protection of another.
5. A client state.
6. Computers A computer or program that can download files for manipulation, run applications, or request application-based services from a file server.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cliēns, client-, dependent, follower; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]
cli′ent·age (-ən-tĭj) n.
cli·en′tal (klī-ĕn′tl, klī′ən-) adj.
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client
(ˈklaɪənt)n
1. a person, company, etc, that seeks the advice of a professional man or woman
2. (Commerce) a customer
3. (Social Welfare) a person who is registered with or receiving services or financial aid from a welfare agency
4. (Computer Science) computing a program or work station that requests data or information from a server
5. a person depending on another's patronage
[C14: from Latin cliēns retainer, dependant; related to Latin clīnāre to lean]
cliental adj
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cli•ent
(ˈklaɪ ənt)n.
1. a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, architect, etc.
2. a person who is receiving the benefits, services, etc., of a social welfare agency, a government bureau, etc.
3. a customer.
4. anyone under the patronage of another; a dependent.
6. a workstation on a network that gains access to central data files, programs, and peripheral devices through a server.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin client-, s. of cliēns person seeking the protection or influence of someone powerful]
cli•en•tal (klaɪˈɛn tl, ˈklaɪ ən tl) adj.
cli′ent•less, adj.
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customer
client1. 'customer'
A customer is someone who buys something, especially from a shop.
She's one of our regular customers.
2. 'client'
A client is a person or company that receives a service from a professional person or organization in return for payment.
A solicitor and his client were sitting at the next table.
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Noun | 1. | client - a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" case - a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor" attorney-client relation, lawyer-client relation - the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client |
2. | client - someone who pays for goods or services consumer - a person who uses goods or services guest - a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc. frequenter, patron - a regular customer policyholder - a person who holds an insurance policy; usually, the client in whose name an insurance policy is written shopper - someone who visits stores in search of articles to buy reader, subscriber - someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication taker - one who accepts an offer warrantee - a customer to whom a warrant or guarantee is given business relation - a relation between different business enterprises | |
3. | client - (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically computer network - (computer science) a network of computers computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
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client
noun customer, consumer, buyer, patron, shopper, habitué, patient The company requires clients to pay substantial fees in advance.
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client
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Translations
زَبُونزُبونمُوكّل
klientzákazník
klientkunde
asiakas
clientmaître d’ouvrage
klijentklijentica
ügyfélkliens
kaupandikúnniskjólstæîingurviðskiptavinurviîskiptavinur
依頼人
의뢰인
klientaiklientasklientūra
klientspastāvīgs pircējs/pasūtītājs
klient
stranka
klient
ลูกค้า
khách hàng
client
[ˈklaɪənt]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
client
[ˈklaɪənt] n [professional person] → client(e) m/fclient base n → clientèle f régulière, fonds m de clientèleCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
client
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
client
(ˈklaiənt) noun1. a person who receives professional advice from a lawyer, accountant etc.
2. a customer. That hairdresser is very popular with his clients.
clientèle (kliːonˈtel) noun a group or type of clients. a bank's clientele.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
client
→ زَبُون klient klient Kunde πελάτης cliente asiakas client klijent cliente 依頼人 의뢰인 cliënt klient klient cliente клиент klient ลูกค้า müşteri khách hàng 客户Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009