client

Meaning

1. A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
2. The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.
3. A person who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.
4. A person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal matter, or one who merely divulges confidential matters to an attorney while pursuing professional assistance without subsequently retaining the attorney.
5. Short for client state.

Synonyms

customer

buyer

patron

purchaser

guest

consumer

node

caller

clientele

employer

mandator

owner

principal

regular

shopper

visitor

strong point

constituency

specialty

parishioner

patient

commissioner

pride

triumph

😤

prosperity

punter

client state

one’s customers

defendant

dependent

requester

fare

forte

constructor

initiator

Hyphenated as

cli‧ent

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈklaɪ.ənt/

Etymology

From Middle English client, from Anglo-Norman clyent, Old French client, from Latin cliēns, akin to clinare (“to lean”).

Sentences

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