noun
client
KLYE-uhnt/ˈklaɪənt/
A recipient who requests services from a provider.
The tailor measures the sleeve of a jacket worn by a client.
Etymology
A cliens was a follower or retainer under another person’s protection. That dependent relationship became a lawyer’s customer, then more broadly someone entrusting an interest to a professional’s or business’s care.
In context
We would like to make good client referrals to people that can help them
A client of ours has primarily a high audience in India.
More examples
- The law firm represents several local clients.
- The email client requests new messages from the server.
- Each client receives a written estimate before work begins.
Forms
client · clients
Similar words
- customer
- Often buys goods, while client commonly receives ongoing professional or technical services.