patron

patron

noun

Definition of PATRON

1

a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business <a restaurant patron>

Synonyms account, client, guest, patron, punter [chiefly British]

Related Words consumer, end user, user; buyer, correspondent, purchaser, vendee; browser, prospect, shopper, window-shopper; bargainer, haggler; regular

Near Antonyms broker, merchant, seller, vendor (also vender); shopkeeper, tradesman; black marketer (or black marketeer), fence

2

a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing <the wealthy philanthropist is one of the city's most generous patrons of its symphony orchestra>

Synonyms backer, guarantor, patron, surety

Related Words chaperone (or chaperon); advocate, champion, supporter; angel, benefactor, underwriter; coach, mentor, teacher; cosponsor; cosignatory, cosigner

3

one that helps another with gifts or money <the patron for the museum's current blockbuster is the city's biggest banking institution>

Synonyms angel, donator, donor, fairy godmother, Maecenas, patron, sugar daddy

Related Words benefactress, patroness; almoner, almsgiver, philanthropist; altruist, bestower, contributor, giver; helper, subscriber, supporter; guardian angel, protector, savior (or saviour)

Near Antonyms beneficiary, donee, giftee, recipient