a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
a person who is receiving the benefits, services, etc., of a social welfare agency, a government bureau, etc.
a customer.
anyone under the patronage of another; a dependent.
Computers. a computer or an application on a computer that communicates with a remote server: Exit the program before installing the patch to update the client.
client state.
(in ancient Rome) a plebeian who lived under the patronage of a patrician.
adjective
being a regular customer: a client company.
economically, and often militarily, dependent upon a more prosperous, more powerful nation.
Origin of client
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin client-, stem of cliēns person seeking the protection or influence of someone powerful; perhaps akin to clīnāre to bend (see incline)
OTHER WORDS FROM client
cli·en·tal[klahy-en-tl, klahy-uhn-tl], /klaɪˈɛn tl, ˈklaɪ ən tl/, adjectivenon·cli·ent,adjective
Hunter Biden’s attorney has said that his client did not receive any compensation, either in the form of a return on investment or due to his position on the board.
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The rest — that would call for a more pan-regional publisher — are less common but require large global clients to pull them off and, naturally, fetch a higher price tag.
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Iconiq Capital, a multifamily office whose clients include Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, took part in multiple Snowflake funding rounds beginning in 2017.
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Since then, the company has had great success attracting clients like Capital One, Office Depot, and DoorDash.
Snowflake’s shares soar 112% after IPO|Aaron Pressman|September 16, 2020|Fortune
The firm took a hit at “the worst possible moment” because its portfolios were positioned at the start of the year to benefit from rising markets, Dalio told clients in mid-March.
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“We all shook hands and my client told me to leave,” he said.
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She says she will have to fight in “other ways” to get her client freed.
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“Our first few months we had maybe one client and then we went on The Tyra Banks Show,” says James.
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He was so impressed by the socks that he invited me through my client to come and visit him.
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When a client needs to move something by air, Phoenix gets it done.
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Squire Cleaves, for the defendant, then reviewed the testimony for and against his client.
Freaks of Fortune|Oliver Optic
If any one did not attach himself as client to a great family he was lost.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner
In his heart of hearts, he did believe that that codicil had been fraudulently manufactured by his friend and client, Lady Mason.
Orley Farm|Anthony Trollope
It would be unprofessional, I suppose, to name your client, so I'll not ask you.
The Colonel's Dream|Charles W. Chesnutt
Hewitt pressed his client into a chair and produced his note-book.
The Red Triangle|Arthur Morrison
British Dictionary definitions for client
client
/ (ˈklaɪənt) /
noun
a person, company, etc, that seeks the advice of a professional man or woman
a customer
a person who is registered with or receiving services or financial aid from a welfare agency
computinga program or work station that requests data or information from a server
a person depending on another's patronage
Derived forms of client
cliental (klaɪˈɛntəl), adjective
Word Origin for client
C14: from Latin cliēns retainer, dependant; related to Latin clīnāre to lean