Meaning
customer, client
- customer
- client
- hotel guest
- regular customer
In a sentence
Il cliente paga alla cassa.
The customer pays at the checkout.
Il cliente ha già pagato il conto online.
The customer has already paid the bill online.
C'è un cliente nel negozio.
There is a customer in the shop.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cliente | masculine · singular |
| clienti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use cliente for both shop customers and professional clients; context usually makes it clear.
- For hotel guests, ospite is often more natural; cliente sounds more business-oriented.
- Regular bar patron is understandable, but habitué or cliente fisso is more idiomatic.