client

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cliēns, client-, dependent, follower; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

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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.

5. client state.

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

– client

1. '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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Thesaurus

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 customer 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 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 guest, node 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

noun

One who buys goods or services:

buyer, customer, patron, purchaser.

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Translations

زَبُونزُبونمُوكّل

klientzákazník

klientkunde

KundeKundinKlient

πελάτης

cliente

asiakas

clientmaître d’ouvrage

klijentklijentica

ügyfélkliens

kaupandikúnniskjólstæîingurviðskiptavinurviîskiptavinur

clientecommittentecompratore

依頼人

의뢰인

klientaiklientasklientūra

klientspastāvīgs pircējs/pasūtītājs

cliëntklant

klientkunde

klient

cliente

клиент

klient

stranka

klient

ลูกค้า

müşterimüvekkil

khách hàng

委托人客户当事人顾客

client

[ˈklaɪənt]

A. N → cliente/a m/f
my client (in court) → mi defendido

B. CPD client state N (Pol) → estado m satélite, estado m cliente

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client

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

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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)

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client

[ˈklaɪənt] n → cliente m/f

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client

(ˈklaiənt) noun

1. a person who receives professional advice from a lawyer, accountant etc. kliënt مُوكّل (في دَعوى) довереник cliente klient der/die Klient(in) klient πελάτηςcliente klient مراجعه کننده؛ موکل päämies client/-ente לקוח मुवक्किल klijent, stalan posjetilac, stranka ügyfél klien skjólstæðingur cliente 依頼人 (전문직) 고객 klientas klients klien cliëntklientklient مراجعه كوونكى: هغه څوك چه مقنن ياداكتو ته ورځى او مشوره ورسره كوى cliente client клиент klient, -ka stranka klijent klient ผู้รับคำปรึกษา müvekkil (律師、會計師的)委託人 клієнт مؤکل thân chủ （律师、会计师的）当事人、委托人

2. a customer. That hairdresser is very popular with his clients. klant زُبون клиент cliente zákazník der/die Kunde/Kundin kunde πελάτηςcliente klient مشتری asiakas client/-ente לקוח उपभोगता klijent, stranka vevő; vendég pelanggan viðskiptavinur cliente 顧客 손님 klientas pelanggan klantkundeklient مشتری cliente client клиент zákazník, -čka stranka mušterija kund ลูกค้า müşteri 顧客 клієнт گاہک khách hàng 顾客

clientèle (kliːonˈtel) noun

a group or type of clients. a bank's clientele. مَجْموعَة زَبائِن clientela der Kundenkreis klientel; kundekreds πελατολόγιο clientela klientuur asiakaskunta clientèle nasabah viðskiptavinir clientela 顧客たち 고객층 klientai, klientūra klientūra clientèle klienter, klientell; kundekretsklientela یوه خاص دله مشتری clientela clientelă клиентура klientela stranke klientel, kundkrets ลูกค้าทั้งหลาย müvekkiller, müşteriler 主顧 委托人

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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

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