クライアントkuraianto
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- nounclient
- Synonym顧客こきゃくNeutralA business customer or client; somewhat formal, seen mostly in business documents. 「クライアント」 stresses the party commissioning professional services or advertising.
- Synonym依頼者いらいしゃWrittenSomeone who asks another to handle something, e.g. hiring a lawyer or detective. Close to 「クライアント」 in its client sense, but with a written, formal feel.
- Synonym取引先とりひきさきNeutralThe other party in a business transaction, company or individual, as in 「取引先との打ち合わせ」; not limited to the commissioning side.
- SynonymカスタマーNeutralA loanword for customer, mostly in compounds like 「カスタマーサポート」. 「クライアント」 leans toward the commissioning party.
- Synonym依頼人いらいにんNeutralSynonymous with 「依頼者」: a person who commissions work, common in lawyer or detective contexts. 「クライアント」 can also mean an advertiser.
- Relatedお客様おきゃくさまFormalAn honorific for customers or guests, used face-to-face in service settings. 「クライアント」 refers to the commissioning party in business dealings.
- Related買い手かいてNeutralThe buying side in a sale, opposed to the seller. 「クライアント」 is a client commissioning services and does not stress a buyer-seller relationship.
- Related客きゃくNeutralThe most basic word for a guest, visitor or customer; generally avoided in services like medical care and education. 「クライアント」 stresses the commissioning party.
- Related得意先とくいさきNeutralA long-standing regular customer, stressing an ongoing trading relationship. 「クライアント」 stresses commissioned work and need not be long-term.
- Relatedお客さんおきゃくさんCasualA polite term for guests or customers, more casual than 「お客様」 and mostly spoken. 「クライアント」 leans toward business settings.
- AntonymサーバーNeutralIn computing, the counterpart of 「クライアント」: the side that provides the service. Also a serving player in sports, or serving utensils.
Use 「クライアント」 for a client commissioning professional services (lawyer, accountant, architect) or advertising; in computing it is the counterpart of 「サーバー」. For ordinary customers say 「客」 or 「お客様」; for business trading partners, 「取引先」.
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