clientele
nounUK [klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl] · CA, US /ˌklaɪ.ənˈtɛl/
Etymology Borrowed from French clientèle, ultimately from Latin cliēns (English client).
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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.
- 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)
2 more examples
- 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:
- 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:
- Derived terms
- clientele effect, clienteling, clientelism, clientelist, clientelistic
- Related terms
- client, clientdom, customer base