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 As a psychologist who works with teens, Sophia Choukas-Bradley has heard from clients who spend an hour after having posted on social media obsessively refreshing their screens, watching their likes accumulate. — Angela Yang, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026 Over the past year, MMI has seen a 35% increase in Gen Z clients, while their average unsecured debt balance has climbed 12% since 2025, to $22,848. — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 The store director and client advisers are part of the local community. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 Construction Discipline Avoids Costly Rework Watching our home builder clients run jobsites taught me how to run the agency. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for client

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Noun

Anthropic has seen incredible traction with enterprise customers, and there figures to be considerable overlap between the companies' customer bases.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
The announcement also did not identify prospective brand customers or say where the chip supplied to Shenghong will be produced.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of customer

Noun

To date, patrons of the Central Arkansas Library System have submitted reconsideration requests only rarely.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
After Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos served as lead sponsors and honorary chairs of the 2026 Met Gala, multiple sources say Wintour had hoped the couple might return as major patrons in 2027.

— Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of patron

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Dad is an abusive alcoholic, prone to berating and even assaulting his daughter in front of guests, of which Vangelio is currently the only one.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
The property celebrates nature, with biophilic design that effortlessly connects guests with the sand, sea, and sky outside; fittingly, the signature experiences at Patina Maldives are rooted in communion with nature as well.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026

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