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Webster 1913 Edition
Client
Cli′ent
,Noun.
[L.
cliens
, -emtis
, for cluens
, one who hears (in relation to his protector), a client, fr. L. cluere
to be named or called; akin to Gr. [GREEK] to hear, Skr. çry
, and E. loud
: cf. F. client
. See Loud
.] 1.
(Rom. Antiq.)
A citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who was called his patron.
2.
A dependent; one under the protection of another.
I do think they are your friends and
And fearful to disturb you.
clients
,And fearful to disturb you.
B. Jonson.
3.
(Law)
One who consults a legal adviser, or submits his cause to his management.
Webster 1828 Edition
Client
CLIENT
, n.1.
Among the Romans, a citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who, in respect to that relation, was called his patron. Hence in modern usage,2.
One who applies to a lawyer or counselor for advice and direction in a question of law, or commits his cause to his management in prosecuting a claim, or defending against a suit, in a court of justice.3.
A dependent.Definition 2024
client
client
See also: cliënt
English
Noun
client (plural clients)
- A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
- (computing) The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.
- Person who receives help or advice from a professional person (ex. a lawyer, an accountant, a social worker, a psychiatrist, etc).
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 8, in The Celebrity:
- I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields […] . And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, […] . My client welcomed the judge […] and they disappeared together into the Ethiopian card-room, which was filled with the assegais and exclamation point shields Mr. Cooke had had made at the sawmill at Beaverton.
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- (law) 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.
Synonyms
Holonyms
- (customer): clientele
Hyponyms
Hyponyms of client (computing)
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Derived terms
Terms derived from client
Related terms
- clientele
- client state
Translations
a customer or receiver of services
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computing: the role of a computer application or system
person who receives help or advice from a professional person
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