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client
[ klahy-uhnt ]
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.
- (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.
client
/ ˈklaɪənt; klaɪˈɛntəl /
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
client
- A program that runs on a personal computer or workstation connected to a computer network and requests information from a file server.
Derived Forms
- cliental, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ··ٲ [klahy-, en, -tl, klahy, -, uh, n-tl], adjective
- ԴDz·IJԳ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of client1
Example Sentences
For a fee of up to £10,000, he was willing to maim and disfigure whoever his clients wanted him to.
Attorneys representing students across the country said that their clients had seen their records restored in recent days, according to NBC News.
“Our client remains confident that these claims, like the myriad others he has filed, will be found to lack merit in a court or by an arbitrator.”
His partner Mihaela Matei worked as a receptionist for the business and was an "essential connection between clients and the women", the court heard.
Cutting a client's hair, Kerry explained she could not afford to take on any new apprentices this year and had been forced to reduce the hours of her current 12 apprentices to the minimum.
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