clientele[noun]Synonyms: customers, business, clients, following, market, patronage, regulars, trade
English Thesaurus: customer, client, shopper, guest, patron, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
cli‧en‧tele /ˌkliːənˈtel $ ˌklaɪənˈtel, ˌkliː-/
noun [singular][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: clientèle, from Latin clientela, from cliens; ⇒ client]
all the people who regularly use a shop, restaurant etc:
The restaurant attracts a young clientele. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
customer someone who buys goods or services from a shop or company:
Customers were waiting for the shop to open. The bank is one of our biggest customers.client someone who pays for a service from a professional person or company:
He has a meeting with one of his clients. The company buys and sells shares on behalf of their clientsshopper someone who goes to the shops looking for things to buy:
The streets were full of Christmas shoppers.guest someone who pays to stay in a hotel:
Guests must leave their rooms by 10 am.patron /ˈpeɪtrən/
formal a customer of a particular shop, restaurant or hotel – usually written on signs:
The notice said ‘Parking for Patrons Only’.patient someone who is getting medical treatment from a doctor, or in a hospital:
He is a patient of Dr Williams.consumer anyone who buys goods or uses services – used when considering these people as a group who have particular rights, needs, or behaviour:
Consumers are demanding more environmentally-friendly products. the rights of the consumer The law is designed to protect consumers who buy goods on the Internet.market the number of people who want to buy a product, or the type of people who want to buy it:
The market for organic food is growing all the time. a magazine aimed at the youth marketclientele /ˌkliːənˈtel $ ˌklaɪənˈtel, ˌkliː-/
formal the type of customers that a particular shop, restaurant etc gets:
The hotel has a very upmarket clientele. They have a wealthy international clientele. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲