a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.

a person who is receiving the benefits, services, etc., of a social welfare agency, a government bureau, etc.

a customer.

anyone under the patronage of another; a dependent.

Computers . a workstation on a network that gains access to central data files, programs, and peripheral devices through a server.

client state.

(in ancient Rome) a plebeian who lived under the patronage of a patrician.

being a regular customer

a client company.

economically, and often militarily, dependent upon a more prosperous, more powerful nation.

noun

manager , owner

noun

applicant , believer , buyer , chump , consumer , dependent , disciple , follower , front , habitu , head , mark , patient , patron , protg , protge , purchaser , shopper , walk-in , ward , customer , user