klant

From Middle Dutch calant (“person, friend”), from Old Northern French calant (compare regular Old French chalant), from chaloir (“to heat, to care about”), from Latin calēre (“to be hot”).

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• Rhymes: -ɑnt

klant m (plural klanten, diminutive klantje n, feminine klante)

1. client, customer

The difference between Dutch klant and cliënt is that the former buys goods and the latter pays for services.

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klant c

1. clumsy person, klutz