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   patron

   /ˈpeɪtr(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause: "a celebrated patron of the arts" Similar sponsorbackerfinanciersubsidizerunderwriterguarantorbenefactor/benefactresscontributorsubscriberdonorphilanthropistpromoterfriendhelpersupporterupholderadvocatechampionprotectorinformal:angelrare:Maecenas
   • ▪ a distinguished person who takes an honorary position in a charity: "the Mental Health Foundation, of which Her Royal Highness is Patron"
   • 2. a customer of a shop, restaurant, etc., especially a regular one: "we surveyed the plushness of the hotel and its sleek, well-dressed patrons" Similar customerclientfrequentershopperbuyerpurchaserconsumerdineruservisitorguestmember of the audience/crowdclienteleinformal:regular
   • 3. a patrician in relation to a client.
   • ▪ the former owner and (frequently) protector of a freed slave.
   • 4. a person or institution with the right to grant a benefice to a member of the clergy. historical British

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patronus ‘protector of clients, defender’, from pater, patr- ‘father’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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     PATRON meaning: 1. a person or group that supports an...

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     PATRON definicja: 1. a person or group that supports an...

   • Patron Spanish Translation

     PATRON translate: patrocinador, patrocinadora, cliente,...

   • Patron: Russian Translation

     PATRON translate: покровитель, меценат , постоянный клиент ....

   • Patron: Thai Translation

     PATRON translate: ผู้อุปถัมภ์, ผู้อุดหนุน. Learn more in the...

   • Patron: French Translation

     PATRON translate: client/-ente [masculine-feminine],...

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   • Patron Turkish Translation

     PATRON translate: patron; koruyucu, hamî, (bar, lokanta,...

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   A patron supports someone or something. A patron of a business supports the business by being a loyal customer. A patron of the arts helps support starving artists — financially, not with food rations.

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