client
noun
Simple meaning
Someone who pays for goods or services.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈklaɪənt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Someone who pays for goods or services
A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
A person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
A person who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.
computing
The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.
A state that is economically, politically or militarily dependent on another, more powerful state.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Someone who pays for goods or services
Used this way, client is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use client
- “Our main client was very happy with the results of the project.”noun
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