client
Other forms: clients
If you pay for something, you are a client. If you pay to get your dog groomed, you are a client of the dog groomer (and so is your pooch).
If you shop at a certain store or use the services of a particular business, then you are a client of that store or business. If you want to go into acting, for example, you'll need to become a client of a talent agent. In computer terms, a client is a computer that makes a request of another computer, called a server. The term client is especially used in networks where one server may handle multiple requests from multiple clients.
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someone who pays for goods or services
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synonyms:
customer
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buyer, emptor, purchaser, vendee
a person who buys
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guest
a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc.
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frequenter, patron
a regular customer
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policyholder
a person who holds an insurance policy; usually, the client in whose name an insurance policy is written
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shopper
someone who visits stores in search of articles to buy
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disburser, expender, spender
someone who spends money to purchase goods or services
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reader, subscriber
someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication
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taker
one who accepts an offer
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warrantee
a customer to whom a warrant or guarantee is given
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bargain hunter
a shopper who hunts for bargains
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customer agent
a foreign purchaser who buys goods outright for resale
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home buyer
someone buying a house
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no-show
a guest who fails to notify a hotel or restaurant when canceling a reservation
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operagoer
a patron of the opera
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orderer
someone who places an order to buy
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overnighter
a guest who stays overnight
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fixture, habitue, regular
a regular patron
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shopaholic
a compulsive shopper
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consumer
a person who uses goods or services
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a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
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case
a person requiring professional services
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case
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(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
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computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
a machine for performing calculations automatically
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computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
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