CLIENT Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

client

noun

ˈklī-ənt

Definition of client

as in customer

a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business a law firm soliciting new clients through television advertising

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Recent Examples of client For reasons like that, the majority of star Boras clients test free agency rather than negotiate extensions. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The bank dropped Epstein as a client in 2013 due to human trafficking concerns, the report says, but the bank didn't report suspicious transactions to the government until six years later, shortly after Epstein's arrest. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026 For example, a manager might ask an agent to draft a client briefing, then review the work closely and coach it on what the organization considers important. — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 The company said the buyout provides full continuity of its business and existing client teams and contractual commitments as well as performance guarantees. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for client

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Consuela Ardon, co-owner of Las Palmas, her business for 19 years, said the arrest shocked her customers, many of whom are Hispanic.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Lionfish supplanted indigenous stocks like the red mullet to the dismay of fishers, who have seen local varieties popular with customers greatly diminish.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Definition of customer

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Reservations are limited and often book up before guests arrive, so ask the concierge to secure a table as soon as your stay is confirmed.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
City and country converge at this Oklahoma City carriage house, which can sleep up to four guests.

— Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2026

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