Dictionary

clientele en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [kliː.n̩ˈtel] (Australia)
• [klɑe.n̩ˈtel] (Australia)
• [klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl] (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• [kliː.n̩ˈtel] (New-Zealand)
• /kliː.ɒnˈtɛl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [klaɪ.n̩ˈtel] (New-Zealand)
• /ˌklaɪ.ənˈtɛl/ (Canada, General-American)
• [ˌklaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl] (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from French clientèle, ultimately from Latin cliēns (English client).

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) 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; a group of specific clients collectively.
   • Due to its mixed clientele over the years, the Record Rack has a varied product array. 1998 March 14, Patricia Bates, “Parks' Record Rack: Serving Southeast Texas Flavor For 39 Years”, in Billboard, volume 110, number 11, page 112:
   • Helen's clientele encompasses a broad range of different ages, races and social statuses.
   • The bars’ clientèle called Foucault “Herr Doktor”. 1997: Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 34 (Totem Books, Icon Books; →ISBN)
   • Most of his clientele (95 percent are women, he estimates) were familiar with cupcakes from living or studying abroad. 2009 September 23, Anna Louie Sussman, “Yes, We Speak Cupcake”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2022:

Forms

Deriveds

clientelistic · clientele effect · clientelism · clientelist · clienteling

Relateds

clientdom · client · customer base

Translations (40)

sv klientel (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · de Kundschaft (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · he קְלִיֶנְטוּרָה \ קליינטורה (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · nl klantengroep (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · cs klientela (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · gl clientela (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · ms pelanggan (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · fo viðskiftafólk (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · uk клієнту́ра (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · pt clientela (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · es distinguida clientela (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · cmn 客戶群 /客户群 (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · el πελατεία (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · pl klientela (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · hu ügyfélkör (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · sv kundkrets (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · ko 고객들 (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · ms klientel (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · tr müdavim (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · it clientela (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · hu klientúra (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · ja 顧客たち (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · fi asiakaskunta (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · nl klandizie (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · es clientela (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · hu klientéla (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · lb Clientell (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · id pelanggan (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · fr clientèle (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · kk клиенттер (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · fi asiakaspiiri (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · bg клиенте́ла (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · be кліенту́ра (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · hu vevőkör (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · de Klientel (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · ca clientela (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · ht kliyantèl (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · pt freguesia (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · da klientel (body of clients who frequent an establishment) · ru клиенту́ра (body of clients who frequent an establishment)