英语词汇“clientele”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINclientele

Origin:

1500-1600 French clientèle, from Latin clientela, from cliens; ➔ CLIENT

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Madame Zara caters for a very select clientele.
The Border Bar attracts a young clientele.
The hotel's clientele includes diplomats and Hollywood celebrities.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

A few yards way on the nearest path, another tour bus stopped and unleashed its clientele.
Administrators at the hospital conceded that they had limited outings as they sought to learn about their clientele.
And a new kind of restaurant had sprung up with expensive menus and a young, confident clientele.
Butler and Patterson will then manage a team of 70 staff for a clientele of 1,500.
Since those heady days the bar and its clientele have undergone a transformation.
Such high design can be lost even on discriminating clientele.
The clientele ranges from young revellers to local residents, culture vultures to sober-suited lawyers reluctant to go home.

THESAURUS► customer

someone who buys goods or services from a shop or company: · Customers were waiting for the shop to open.· The bank is one of our biggest customers.

► client

someone who pays for a service from a professional person or company: · He has a meeting with one of his clients.· The company buys and sells shares on behalf of their clients

► shopper

someone who goes to the shops looking for things to buy: · The streets were full of Christmas shoppers.

► guest

someone who pays to stay in a hotel: · Guests must leave their rooms by 10 am.

► patron

formal a customer of a particular shop, restaurant, or hotel – usually written on signs: · The notice said ‘Parking for Patrons Only’.

► patient

someone who is getting medical treatment from a doctor, or in a hospital: · He is a patient of Dr Williams.

► consumer

anyone who buys goods or uses services – used when considering these people as a group who have particular rights, needs, or behaviour: · Consumers are demanding more environmentally-friendly products.· the rights of the consumer· The law is designed to protect consumers who buy goods on the Internet.

► market

the number of people who want to buy a product, or the type of people who want to buy it: · The market for organic food is growing all the time.· a magazine aimed at the youth market

► clientele

formal the type of customers that a particular shop, restaurant etc gets: · The hotel has a very upmarket clientele.· They have a wealthy international clientele.

Longman Language Activatorsomeone who buys goods or services► customer

someone who buys goods from a particular shop, restaurant, or company: · We don't get many customers on Mondays - Saturday is our busiest day.· The barman was serving the last customer of the evening.· Ford has launched a big sales campaign in an effort to bring in new customers.biggest customer (=the customer who buys the most goods): · The Defense Department is one of Lockheed's biggest regular customers.

► shoppers

the people in a shop or town who are buying things: · The streets were crowded with Christmas shoppers.

► client

someone who pays for services or advice from a professional person or organization: · Mr Langston normally meets with clients in the afternoon.· Elkins assured the judge that neither of his clients had a criminal record.· The firm is one of our oldest clients - we don't want to lose them.

► buyer

someone who buys something expensive such as a house, company, or painting, usually from another person, not a shop or company: · We couldn't find a buyer for our house, so we weren't able to move after all.· They've had a lot of enquiries about the company - there's no shortage of potential buyers.

► consumers

someone who buys and uses goods and services - use this especially to talk about people who buy things in general: · Consumers are demanding more environmentally friendly products.· The consumer is interested in high quality goods, not just low prices.

► clientele

the people who regularly use a particular shop, restaurant etc, or the services of a professional person: · The hotel's clientele includes diplomats and Hollywood celebrities.· Madame Zara caters for a very select clientele.

► market

the number of people who want to buy a product, or the type of people who want to buy it: · The magazine is aimed at the youth market.· Without research we can't be sure of the size of our market or even who our market is.market for: · The market for Internet-based products has grown dramatically in recent years.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► build

· Sharelink has built up a clientele of about 57,000 in two years.

单词	clientele
释义	clientelecli‧en‧tele /ˌkliːənˈtel $ ˌklaɪənˈtel, ˌkliː-/ noun [singular] Word Origin WORD ORIGINclientele Origin: 1500-1600 French clientèle, from Latin clientela, from cliens; ➔ CLIENT Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Madame Zara caters for a very select clientele. The Border Bar attracts a young clientele. The hotel's clientele includes diplomats and Hollywood celebrities. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A few yards way on the nearest path, another tour bus stopped and unleashed its clientele. Administrators at the hospital conceded that they had limited outings as they sought to learn about their clientele. And a new kind of restaurant had sprung up with expensive menus and a young, confident clientele. Butler and Patterson will then manage a team of 70 staff for a clientele of 1,500. Since those heady days the bar and its clientele have undergone a transformation. Such high design can be lost even on discriminating clientele. The clientele ranges from young revellers to local residents, culture vultures to sober-suited lawyers reluctant to go home. Thesaurus THESAURUS► customer someone who buys goods or services from a shop or company: · Customers were waiting for the shop to open.· The bank is one of our biggest customers. ► client someone who pays for a service from a professional person or company: · He has a meeting with one of his clients.· The company buys and sells shares on behalf of their clients ► shopper someone who goes to the shops looking for things to buy: · The streets were full of Christmas shoppers. ► guest someone who pays to stay in a hotel: · Guests must leave their rooms by 10 am. ► patron formal a customer of a particular shop, restaurant, or hotel – usually written on signs: · The notice said ‘Parking for Patrons Only’. ► patient someone who is getting medical treatment from a doctor, or in a hospital: · He is a patient of Dr Williams. ► consumer anyone who buys goods or uses services – used when considering these people as a group who have particular rights, needs, or behaviour: · Consumers are demanding more environmentally-friendly products.· the rights of the consumer· The law is designed to protect consumers who buy goods on the Internet. ► market the number of people who want to buy a product, or the type of people who want to buy it: · The market for organic food is growing all the time.· a magazine aimed at the youth market ► clientele formal the type of customers that a particular shop, restaurant etc gets: · The hotel has a very upmarket clientele.· They have a wealthy international clientele. Longman Language Activatorsomeone who buys goods or services► customer someone who buys goods from a particular shop, restaurant, or company: · We don't get many customers on Mondays - Saturday is our busiest day.· The barman was serving the last customer of the evening.· Ford has launched a big sales campaign in an effort to bring in new customers.biggest customer (=the customer who buys the most goods): · The Defense Department is one of Lockheed's biggest regular customers. ► shoppers the people in a shop or town who are buying things: · The streets were crowded with Christmas shoppers. ► client someone who pays for services or advice from a professional person or organization: · Mr Langston normally meets with clients in the afternoon.· Elkins assured the judge that neither of his clients had a criminal record.· The firm is one of our oldest clients - we don't want to lose them. ► buyer someone who buys something expensive such as a house, company, or painting, usually from another person, not a shop or company: · We couldn't find a buyer for our house, so we weren't able to move after all.· They've had a lot of enquiries about the company - there's no shortage of potential buyers. ► consumers someone who buys and uses goods and services - use this especially to talk about people who buy things in general: · Consumers are demanding more environmentally friendly products.· The consumer is interested in high quality goods, not just low prices. ► clientele the people who regularly use a particular shop, restaurant etc, or the services of a professional person: · The hotel's clientele includes diplomats and Hollywood celebrities.· Madame Zara caters for a very select clientele. ► market the number of people who want to buy a product, or the type of people who want to buy it: · The magazine is aimed at the youth market.· Without research we can't be sure of the size of our market or even who our market is.market for: · The market for Internet-based products has grown dramatically in recent years. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► build · Sharelink has built up a clientele of about 57,000 in two years. all the people who regularly use a shop, restaurant etc: The restaurant attracts a young clientele.► see thesaurus at customer
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