different between client vs jobsworth

English

Etymology

From Middle English client, from Anglo-Norman clyent, Old French client, from Latin cli?ns, according to some, an alteration of clu?ns, from clu?re (“to be called”), or more likely from cl?n?re (“to lean”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kl???nt/
• IPA^(key): /?kla?.?nt/
• Hyphenation: cli?ent
• Rhymes: -a??nt

Noun

client (plural clients)

1. A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
2. (computing) The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.
3. A person who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.
4. (law) A person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal matter, or one who merely divulges confidential matters to an attorney while pursuing professional assistance without subsequently retaining the attorney.
5. Short for client state.
   • 1989, Edward A. Kolodziej, ?Roger E. Kanet, Limits of Soviet Power (page 95)

     A third preliminary comment deals explicitly with the relations between clients and superpowers.

Synonyms

• (customer): buyer, customer, patron, purchaser

Antonyms

• (computing): server

Hyponyms

Holonyms

• (customer): clientele

Derived terms

Related terms

• clientele
• climate
• cline

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ?????? (kuraianto)

Translations

See also

• client on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• server

Anagrams

• lectin, lentic

Catalan

Etymology

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Noun

client f (plural clients)

1. client, customer

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English client.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kl?i?.?nt/
• Hyphenation: cli?ent

Noun

client m (plural clients)

1. (computing) client

Usage notes

Not to be confused with cliënt.

French

Etymology

From Latin cli?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kli.j??/

Noun

client m (plural clients, feminine cliente)

1. customer; client (one who purchases or receives a product or service)

Derived terms

• à la tête du client
• le client a toujours raison
• le client est roi

Further reading

• “client” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Lombard

Etymology

From Latin cli?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kli??nt/

Noun

client m (plural clientj, feminine clienta, plural feminine cliente or clientj)

1. client, customer
2. (Western orthographies) Alternative spelling of plural clientj
3. Alternative form of feminine plural cliente

English

Etymology

From the phrase “It's more than my job's worth to…”. Popularized by the British/South African singer-songwriter Jeremy Taylor, in his song of the same name.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d???bzw???/, /?d???bzw??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d???bzw??/
• Hyphenation: jobs?worth

Noun

jobsworth (plural jobsworths)

1. (chiefly Britain, derogatory) A minor worker who refuses to be flexible in the application of rules to help a client or customer.

Further reading

• jobsworth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References