clientele

clientele
[ˌkliːɒnˈtɛl]
noun
  1. [treated as sing. or pl.]clients collectively
    [总称]委托人
    the solicitor's clientele.
    律师的委托人。
    ■the customers of a shop, bar, or place of entertainment
    (商店、酒吧、娱乐场所的)顾客
    the dancers don't mix with the clientele.
    舞者和顾客并不交往。
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'clientship, patronage'): via French from Latin clientela 'clientship', from cliens, client- (see client)
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