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clientele

noun

  1. set of all customers of a service
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: [klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl] / /kliː.ɒnˈtɛl/ / /ˌklaɪ.ənˈtɛl/

noun

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

  1. 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”.