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Patron
ˈpeɪtr(ə)n
Patron definitions
noun
patron
patrons
- a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause
"a celebrated patron of the arts"
sponsor backer financier subsidizer underwriter guarantor benefactor/benefactress contributor subscriber donor- a distinguished person who takes an honorary position in a charity
"the Mental Health Foundation, of which Her Royal Highness is Patron"
- a customer of a shop, restaurant, etc., especially a regular one
"we surveyed the plushness of the hotel and its sleek, well-dressed patrons"
- a patrician in relation to a client
- the former owner and (frequently) protector of a freed slave
- a person or institution with the right to grant a benefice to a member of the clergy