patron

Noun

1. a regular customer
   • Synonyms
     • frequenter
   • Less specific
     • customer
     • client
   • More specific
     • operagoer
     • regular
     • habitue
     • fixture
   • Related
     • patronize
     • patronise
     • shop
     • shop at
     • buy at
     • frequent
     • sponsor
     • frequent
     • haunt
     • patronize
     • patronise
     • shop
     • shop at
     • buy at
     • frequent
     • sponsor
     • patronize
     • patronise
     • patronage
     • support
     • keep going
     • patronize
     • patronise
     • shop
     • shop at
     • buy at
     • frequent
     • sponsor
     • patronize
     • patronise
     • patronage
     • support
     • keep going
2. the proprietor of an inn
   • Less specific
     • owner
     • proprietor
   • More specific
     • host
     • innkeeper
     • boniface
   • Region
     • France
     • French Republic
3. someone who supports or champions something
   • Synonyms
     • sponsor
     • supporter
   • Less specific
     • benefactor
     • helper
   • More specific
     • angel
     • backer
     • godfather
     • godparent
     • guarantor
     • surety
     • warrantor
     • warranter
     • patroness
     • patronne
     • tower of strength
     • pillar of strength
   • Related
     • support
     • back up
     • patronize
     • patronise
     • patronage
     • support
     • keep going
     • defend
     • support
     • fend for
     • sponsorship
     • sponsor
     • sponsor
     • patronize
     • patronise
     • sponsor
     • patronize
     • patronise
     • sponsor
     • patronize
     • patronise

From LookUp: Noun

1. a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity a celebrated patron of the arts | Charles became a patron of Rubens and van Dyck

2. Retail Restaurants a customer, especially a regular one, of a store, restaurant, or theater we surveyed the plushness of the hotel and its sleek, well-dressed patrons

3. Roman History (in ancient Rome) a patrician in relation to a client. • See also client (sense 3)

Roman History (in ancient Rome) the former owner and (frequently) protector of a freed slave.

1. Ecclesiastical Historical British a person or institution with the right to grant a benefice to a member of the clergy.

• short for patron saint