A client of a professional person or organization is a person or company that receives a servicefrom them in return for payment.
[business]
...a solicitor and his client.
The company required clients to pay substantial fees in advance.
Synonyms: customer, consumer, buyer, patron More Synonyms of client
client in British English
(ˈklaɪənt)
noun
1.
a person, company, etc, that seeks the advice of a professional man or woman
2.
a customer
3.
a person who is registered with or receiving services or financial aid from a welfare agency
4. computing
a program or work station that requests data or information from a server
5.
a person depending on another's patronage
Derived forms
cliental (klaɪˈɛntəl)
adjective
Word origin
C14: from Latin cliēns retainer, dependant; related to Latin clīnāre to lean
client in American English
(ˈklaɪənt)
noun
1. Archaic
a person dependent on another, as for protection or patronage
2.
a person or company for whom a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, etc. is acting
3.
a customer
4.
a person served by a social agency
5.
a nation, state, etc. dependent on another politically, economically, etc.
: also client state
6. Computing
a terminal or personal computer that is connected to a server (sense 3)
Derived forms
cliental (cliˈental) (ˈklaɪəntəl; klaɪˈɛntəl)
adjective
Word origin
OFr < L cliens, follower, retainer < IE base *klei-, to lean, as in L clinare (see incline); basic sense, “one leaning on another (for protection)”
client in Retail
(klaɪənt)
Word forms: (regular plural) clients
noun
(Retail: Service)
A client is a customer.
SIMILAR WORDS:
customer
They not only aim to sell goods but also they take pride in how they serve theirclients.
The checkout staff must always treat every client with the utmost politeness.
A client is a customer.
Examples of 'client' in a sentence
client
We have clients who return to us but they are rarely returning for the same products.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The judges said this was an impressive innovation that ensures all parties gain from the system, including solicitors, clients and the insurance companies.
Computing (2010)
Matching is the most important advice I give clients, but it is surprising how often people forget it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Some employ unscrupulous or illegal tactics to get the information that their clients want.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The reward for the technicians is to see their clients return with medals.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is where client service meets international ambitions.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
What the carer is paid is so much less than the client has to pay.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Solicitors are encouraging clients to lie about their lawyers.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The organization vets clients and provides counseling services.
Christianity Today (2000)
The circumstances were so unusual the woman said he may have been a client.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
One is to maximise returns for their clients and their shareholders.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Barclays offers two banking services for wealthier clients.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Most clients will pay more as a result of the change.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Many claims were made by former clients of the solicitor.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
My advice to the client is always to tell me what they can afford to lose.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
After his arrest he told cops he was speaking to the man as a client.
The Sun (2011)
Most clients pay for an hour but one or two pay for longer.
The Sun (2014)
The employee is representing the business and his actions may have a negative effect on how your clients perceive the company.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is further alleged that his new company used that information to poach clients from Foxtons.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Normally responsibility for designing the firm's questions will lie with the client company.
Tom Cannon Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice (1986)
To provide specialist expertise and wider knowledge not available within the client organization Second.
Torrington, Derek Personnel Management: A New Approach (1991)
The legal aid funds are meant to be returned from the client's winning damages.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A client company might want new computers and telephones dispatched in a hurry.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
His primary concerns were the safety of the agency 's vulnerable clients and the potential impact of negative publicity.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
It makes it harder for the provider but that's all part of the negotiation between the client and the agency.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Experts say that the approach is flawed because it allows tax havens to judge for themselves when they should have to supply information on their clients.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
client
British English: client /ˈklaɪənt/ NOUN
A client is someone for whom a professional person or organization is providing a service or doing some work.
The company took the clients' fees in advance.
American English: client
Arabic: زَبُون
Brazilian Portuguese: cliente
Chinese: 客户
Croatian: klijent
Czech: klient
Danish: klient
Dutch: cliënt
European Spanish: cliente
Finnish: asiakas
French: client
German: Kunde
Greek: πελάτης
Italian: cliente
Japanese: 依頼人
Korean: 의뢰인
Norwegian: klient
Polish: klient
European Portuguese: cliente
Romanian: client
Russian: клиент
Latin American Spanish: cliente
Swedish: klient
Thai: ลูกค้า
Turkish: müşteri
Ukrainian: клієнт
Vietnamese: khách hàng
All related terms of 'client'
client base
A business's client base is the same as its → customer base .
thin client
a computer on a network where most functions are carried out on a central server
client state
A client state is a country which is controlled or influenced by another larger and more powerful state, or which depends on this state for support and protection .
thick client
a computer having its own hard drive , as opposed to one on a network where most functions are carried out on a central server
client-centred therapy
a form of psychotherapy in which the therapist makes no attempt to interpret what the patient says but encourages him or her to develop his or her own attitudes and insights , often by questioning
nondirective therapy
a form of psychotherapy in which the therapist makes no attempt to interpret what the patient says but encourages him or her to develop his or her own attitudes and insights , often by questioning