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Etymology
From Dutch klant, from Middle Dutch calant (“person, friend”), from Old Northern French calant (compare regular Old French chalant), from Old French chaloir (“to heat, to care about”), from Latin calēre (“to be hot”).
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Noun
klant (plural klante)
- customer, client
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Dutch
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch calant (“person, friend”), from Old Northern French calant (compare regular Old French chalant), from Old French chaloir (“to heat, to care about”), from Latin caleō (“to be hot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
klant m (plural klanten, diminutive klantje n, feminine klante)
- customer, client
- Synonym: (with service providers) cliënt
De klant is altijd koning in deze winkel.- The customer is always king in this store.
- chap, bloke
Hij is een aardige klant die vaak hier komt.- He's a nice chap who comes here often.
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Noun
klant c
- someone who has blundered (made a clumsy or embarrassing mistake) or who regularly blunders; a blunderer, a "klutz" (in an extended sense that includes being klutzy in non-physical ways)
- Synonym: (stronger) klantarsel
Jag satte in pengarna på fel konto. Jag är en sån klant!- I deposited the money in the wrong account. I'm such an idiot (blunderer)!
Nu tappade du tallrikarna igen din klant!- Now you dropped the plates again you klutz (blunderer)!
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