client.
A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
Meaning & usage
A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.
A person who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.
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.
In ancient Rome, retainers and followers associated with a gens.
Ellipsis of client state.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English client, from Anglo-Norman clyent, Old French client, from Latin cliēns, akin to clinare (“to lean”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.