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 The gallery’s living spaces filled as AD PRO Directory members—interior designers, architects, landscape designers, and builders among them—retired from a day of client meetings and site visits. — Ad Pro, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2026 Those vehicles could issue as much as tens of billions of dollars in debt at a time and then lease the compute to Nvidia’s clients, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing private plans. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 On an afternoon in July, a real estate broker was showing Kraishan’s Pinecrest home to a celebrity client, the first showing since the home had been staged. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026 Gramby recently started seeing clients in her new office in Birmingham. — Kristin Wright, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for client

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Noun

The ratings aren’t as important as testing it out yourself and reading customer reviews.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Nvidia, the $5 trillion AI infrastructure superstar, just arranged $500 billion in financing from Apollo, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street firms to bankroll customer orders for its cutting-edge chips.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of customer

Noun

Some of those exiting patrons made their way to hotels that saw a 25% revenue bump between the World Cup and Sail Boston.

— Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
The City Council on Thursday passed legislation that would allow restaurants to put up heated, tent-like structures for patrons to dine outside when the mercury drops.

— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of patron

Noun

Many of the guests were pilgrims visiting Tarapith to offer prayers where a major temple complex also includes a shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
That opening scene will take you straight into the laugh floor, and guests will be placed into contraptions that Mike has created to harness both laughs and screams.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026

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