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cli·ent  (klnt)
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. Computer Science 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 clins, client-, dependent, follower; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

client·age (-n-tj) n.
cli·ental (kl-ntl, kln-) adj.

client [ˈklaɪənt]
n
1. a person, company, etc., that seeks the advice of a professional man or woman
2. (Business / Commerce) a customer
3. (Social Welfare) a person who is registered with or receiving services or financial aid from a welfare agency
4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a program or work station that requests data or information from a server
5. a person depending on another's patronage
[from Latin cliēns retainer, dependant; related to Latin clīnāre to lean]
cliental  [klaɪˈɛntəl] adj

client  (klnt)
A program that runs on a personal computer or workstation connected to a computer network and requests information from a file server.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.clientclient - 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.clientclient - someone who pays for goods or services
consumer - a person who uses goods or services
buyer, emptor, purchaser, vendee - a person who buys
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
disburser, expender, spender - someone who spends money to purchase goods or services
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
whoremaster, whoremonger, john, trick - a prostitute's customer
business relation - a relation between different business enterprises
3.client - (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
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

client
noun customer, consumer, buyer, patron, shopper, habitué, patient The company requires clients to pay substantial fees in advance.
Translations
client [ˈklaɪənt]
A. Ncliente/a m/f
my client (in court) → mi defendido
B. CPD client state N (Pol) → estado m satélite, estado m cliente

client [ˈklaɪənt] n [professional person] → client(e) m/f
client base nclientèle f régulière, fonds m de clientèle

client
n
Kunde m, → Kundin f; (of solicitor)Klient(in) m(f); (of barrister)Mandant(in) m(f)
(US, receiving welfare) → Bezieher(in) m(f)

client [ˈklaɪənt] ncliente m/f
client [ˈklaɪənt] ncliente m/f

client
n client [ˈklaiənt]
1 a person who receives professional advice from a lawyer, accountant etc. kliënt مُوكّل (في دَعوى) довереник klient klient der/die Klient(in) πελάτης (π.χ. δικηγόρου) cliente klient مراجعه کننده؛ موکل asiakas client/-ente לָקוֹח मुवक्किल klijent, stalan posjetilac, stranka ügyfél klien skjólstæðingur cliente 依頼人 (전문직) 고객 klientas klients klien clia ant klient klient cliente client клиент klient, -ka stranka klijent klient ผู้รับคำปรึกษา müvekkil (律師、會計師的)委託人 клієнт مؤکل thân chủ
2 a customer That hairdresser is very popular with his clients. klant زُبون клиент zákazník kunde der/die Kunde/Kundin πελάτης (καταστήματος) cliente klient مشتری asiakas client/-ente לָקוֹח उपभोगता klijent, stranka vevő; vendég pelanggan viðskiptavinur cliente 顧客 손님 klientas pelanggan klant kunde klient cliente client клиент zákazník, -čka stranka mušterija kund ลูกค้า müşteri 顧客 клієнт گاہک khách hàng
n clientèle [kliːonˈtel]
a group or type of clients a bank's clientele. مَجْموعَة زَبائِن klientel; kundekreds der Kundenkreis πελατολόγιο clientela klientuur asiakaspiiri clientèle nasabah viðskiptavinir clientela 顧客たち 고객층 klientai, klientūra klientūra clienta klienter, klientell; kundekrets klientela clientela clientelă клиентура klientela stranke klientel, kundkrets müvekkiller, müşteriler 主顧

client زبون klient klient Kunde πελάτης cliente asiakas client mušterija cliente 依頼人 의뢰인 client klient klient cliente клиент klient ลูกค้า müşteri khách hàng 客户


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