Vocabulary lesson 10
Definitions and samples
- client (n.) a client of a professional person or organization is a person that receives a service from them in return for payment
– Both of the lawyers say that their clients broke no laws.
- colleague (n.) your colleagues are the people you work with, especially in a professional job
– Her work colleagues have described her as the person who puts a smile on everyone’s face.
- employer (n.) your employer is the person or organization that you work for
– So job seekers are trying to stand out to catch the eye of a potential employer.
- parent (n.) your parents are your mother and father
– She says the hardest thing for the parent is to let the child make the mistakes.
- sibling (n.) your siblings are your brothers and sisters
– Some studies have found that children are more friendly to younger siblings of the same sex.