client
French, noun/kli.jɑ̃/
client is spelled C-L-I-E-N-T (6 letters) and appears 50 times per million words in written French, the 1,660th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Client is a French masculine noun meaning “client, retainer, follower (person who is under the patronage of someone else)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Romain qui se plaçait sous le patronage d’un citoyen noble ou puissant”.
What does client mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineclient, retainer, follower (person who is under the patronage of someone else)
État client
- 2
masculinecustomer (one who purchases or receives a product or service)
le client est roi
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Romain qui se plaçait sous le patronage d’un citoyen noble ou puissant. 2. Celui qui use des soins d’un médecin, d’un chirurgien, d’un dentiste, avocat ou autre membre d’une profession libérale. 3. Celui qui achète chez un marchand, qui emploie habituellement un artisan, etc. 4. Personne avec laquelle l’on se trouve en relation.
adjective: 1. Relatif à la clientèle. 2. Relatif à l’architecture client/serveur.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of client
- clients plural
- cliente feminine
- clientes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce client?
- /kli.jɑ̃/
- \kli.jɑ̃\
- [kli.jɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to client
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is client in French?
client appears 50 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).