clientlessadj.
/ˈklʌɪəntləs/, U.S. /ˈklaɪəntləs/ Having no client or clients.
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clientless1827
1827 Berks. Chron. 24 Feb. The veriest tyro that ever scraped quill in the clientless office of an incapacitated attorney.
1889 Sat. Rev. 19 Jan. 68/1 Clientless solicitors and briefless counsel.
1920 Med. Rec. 97 116/1 He had a filled waiting-room for years and then for a period he was a clientless wanderer.
1994 P. Perrot Fashioning Bourgeoisie (1996) iii. 32 This austerity..aroused the chauvinistic indignation of nostalgic aesthetes and clientless tailors.
2010 J. Peacock Blind Man's Alley (2011) lxxviii. 470 Here he was, an unemployed, clientless lawyer, with nobody in his corner.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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