依頼者|いらいしゃiraisha

1. nounclient; requester
   ヘタクソな人ひとは英訳えいやくしないでください。英訳えいやく依頼者いらいしゃからのお願ねがいです。↗

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• SynonymクライアントNeutralLoanword for the client of a professional such as a lawyer or an ad agency; 「依頼者」 is the general term.
• SynonymカスタマーNeutralLoanword for a customer, often used in service names; 「依頼者」 is the person who entrusts something.
• Synonym依頼人いらいにんNeutralSame meaning as 「依頼者」, often seen in detective or lawyer contexts; the two are interchangeable.
• Relatedお客様おきゃくさまFormalThe most polite way to address a guest or customer; 「依頼者」 focuses on the person who entrusts a task.
• Related顧客こきゃくWrittenA customer or client who buys goods or services; a business term common in writing. 「依頼者」 is anyone entrusting a task, not limited to buying and selling.
• Related取引先とりひきさきWrittenA written term for a business counterpart, company or individual, that one deals with; 「依頼者」 is the party making the request.
• Related客きゃくNeutralThe most basic word for a guest or customer; 「依頼者」 specifically means the person entrusting a task.
• Related得意先とくいさきWrittenA written term for a regular customer with a long-standing relationship; 「依頼者」 does not imply any long-term tie.
• Relatedお客さんおきゃくさんCasualColloquial word for a guest or customer; 「依頼者」 centers on the entrusting relationship.
• Related得意客とくいきゃくNeutralA loyal customer who visits and buys often; 「依頼者」 is the entrusting party, with no sense of repeat visits.
• Antonym請負人うけおいにんWrittenA written term for a contractor who takes on work or construction; the counterpart of 「依頼者」, who commissions the job.
• Antonym受託者じゅたくしゃWrittenA written term for the party that accepts an entrustment; the opposite of 「依頼者」, who places it.

For someone who entrusts a task, use 「依頼者」; 「依頼人」 is interchangeable, and 「クライアント」 is for clients of professionals such as lawyers. The rest mostly name guests or customers, while 「受託者」 and 「請負人」 are the ones who take on the work.

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1. 物事ものごとの処理しょりを頼たのむ人ひと。依頼人いらいにん。