Word a Day
client
What does client mean?
client (noun): a customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use client in a sentence?
- The client seemed satisfied. (Tatoeba sentence #9724399 by Nylez, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce client?
/ˈklaɪənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does client come from?
From Middle English client, from Anglo-Norman clyent, Old French client, from Latin cliēns, akin to clinare (“to lean”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of client?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “client”?
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What does “client” mean?
a customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services
Right! That's what “client” means.
a component that is added to something to improve it
Not quite: that's what addition means.
a paved part of road, usually in a village or a town
Not quite: that's what street means.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
Not quite: that's what award means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “client”?
position
Not quite: position means something else.
security
Not quite: security means something else.
research
Not quite: research means something else.
customer
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