client
/ˈklaɪ.ənt/ noun B2- 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.
Plural clients
From the library
“I have to use this room as a place of business,” he said, “and these people are my clients.” Again I had an opportunity of asking him a point blank question, and again my delicacy prevented me from forcing another man to confide in me.
The portly client puffed out his chest with an appearance of some little pride and pulled a dirty and wrinkled newspaper from the inside pocket of his greatcoat.
“Your experience has been a most entertaining one,” remarked Holmes as his client paused and refreshed his memory with a huge pinch of snuff.
“I cannot see that there is anything very funny,” cried our client, flushing up to the roots of his flaming head.
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