The difference between Client and Clientele

When used as nouns, client means a customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services, whereas clientele means the body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits.


check bellow for the other definitions of Client and Clientele

  1. Client as a noun:

    A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.

  2. Client as a noun (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. Client as a noun:

    One who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.

  4. Client as a noun (legal):

    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.

  1. Clientele as a noun:

    The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits.

    Examples:

    "Helen's clientele encompasses a broad range of different ages, races and social statuses."