Client
['klaɪənt]
Definition
(n.) A citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who was called his patron.
(n.) A dependent; one under the protection of another.
(n.) One who consults a legal adviser, or submits his cause to his management.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Dependant.[2]. Patron (of a lawyer).
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Definition
n. one who employs a lawyer: a dependent.—n. Clī′entage the whole number of one's clients: the client's relation to the patron.—adj. Clīent′al.—ns. Clī′entele a following: the whole connection of a lawyer shopkeeper &c.; Clī′entship.
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Examples
- Our fair client seemed a little confused. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Come and dine with me tonight if you're free, and we'll go into the matter afterward: in case you wish to call on our client tomorrow. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Never, said our client. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- But while I am in your employment, sir, I would rather be excused from going between the lawyer and the client. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I cannot see that there is anything very funny, cried our client, flushing up to the roots of his flaming head. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Mr. Vholes, explains the client, somewhat abashed, I had no intention to accuse you of insensibility. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- A good riddance to me, whether as clerk or client! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Have you heard from your client yet? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He acknowledged that he had acted under instructions received from a client. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Did your client commit the robbery? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- We, Sir, we, are guided entirely by the statement of our client. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Gentlemen, my plan is broken up:--what this lawyer and his client say is true: I have been married, and the woman to whom I was married lives! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Damages, gentlemen--heavy damages is the only punishment with which you can visit him; the only recompense you can award to my client. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Sherlock Holmes rubbed his hands with delight, and I stared with astonishment at our client. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I must, therefore, abandon my client to her fate or I must play this last card. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Famous clients of ours that got us a world of credit. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Doctor, your clients are people of condition. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I have advised a prodigious number of clients, and have dealt with some exceedingly awkward difficulties, in my time. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- You'll find my terms very cheap and reasonable, and no man attends more to his clients than I do, and I hope I know a little of my profession besides. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- In the detestable slang of the day, we were now both at a deadlock, and nothing was left for it but to refer to our clients on either side. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Which makes good for we know who, besides the serjeant, and draws a little more out of the clients, eh? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- By the way, he said, your clients in Cumberland have not heard anything more of the woman who wrote the anonymous letter, have they? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- You can understand, said Holmes suavely, that I extend to the affairs of my other clients the same secrecy which I promise to you in yours. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He keeps it, as he keeps the secrets of his clients; he is his own client in that matter, and will never betray himself. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- And no clients to come,' added Lightwood. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- We have been in the profession some years, Mr. Pickwick, and have been honoured with the confidence of many excellent clients. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It is possible, however, that I may have something better before very many minutes are over, for this is one of my clients, or I am much mistaken. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- His clients want HIM; he is all in all. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Nor were these the only uninvited clients whom the advertisement produced. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I embrace this opportunity of remarking that he washed his clients off, as if he were a surgeon or a dentist. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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