client
//ˈklaɪ.ənt//
Forms
- Plural
- clients
Definitions
1.A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
2.The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.
3.A person who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.
4.A person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal matter, or one who merely divulges confidential matters to an attorney while pursuing professional assistance without subsequently retaining the attorney.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1197
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English client
From Anglo-Norman clyent, Old French client
From Latin cliēns, akin to clinare (“to lean”).