client — meaning in English

English meaning

• client noun A person or organisation that pays a professional or firm for services such as legal advice, accountancy, design, consultancy or therapy.
• customer noun A person or business that buys goods or services from a seller.

Senses

client is used for these senses in English:

• customer A patron, a client; a person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.

client — full definition

1. noun A person or organisation that pays a professional or firm for services such as legal advice, accountancy, design, consultancy or therapy.
2. noun In computing, a program or device that connects to a server to request data or services — such as an email client, a web browser or a game client.
3. noun A person receiving the services of a social worker, care agency or support service.

customer — full definition

1. noun A person or business that buys goods or services from a seller.
2. noun Informal: a person, typically described with an adjective indicating their character.