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client

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of client

a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business

  • a law firm soliciting new clients through television advertising
Synonyms of client

account, customer, guest, patron, punter [chiefly British]
Words Related to client

consumer, end user, user

buyer, correspondent, purchaser, vendee

browser, prospect, shopper, window-shopper

bargainer, haggler

regular
Near Antonyms of client

broker, merchant, seller, vendor (also vender)

shopkeeper, tradesman

black marketer (or black marketeer), fence

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  1. Dictionary: Definition of client Spanish Central: Translation of client Nglish: Translation of client for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of client for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about client

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