Synonyms of patron

patron

noun

1

as in customer

a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business

a restaurant patron

Synonyms & Similar Words

• customer
• client
• guest
• user
• buyer
• consumer
• punter
• account
• purchaser
• end user
• correspondent
• shopper
• prospect
• vendee
• browser
• window-shopper
• haggler
• bargainer
• regular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• merchant
• vendor
• seller
• broker
• vender
• shopkeeper
• tradesman
• fence
• black marketeer
• black marketer

2

as in sponsor

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 & Similar Words

• sponsor
• benefactor
• supporter
• guarantor
• advocate
• teacher
• coach
• backer
• mentor
• surety
• chaperon
• champion
• underwriter
• chaperone
• angel
• cosponsor
• cosigner
• cosignatory

3

as in donor

one that helps another with gifts or money

the patron for the museum's current blockbuster is the city's biggest banking institution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• donor
• donator
• benefactor
• contributor
• fairy godmother
• Maecenas
• sugar daddy
• angel
• patroness
• supporter
• philanthropist
• subscriber
• benefactress
• almoner
• giver
• saviour
• helper
• protector
• savior
• altruist
• guardian angel
• bestower
• almsgiver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beneficiary
• recipient
• donee
• giftee

Phrases Containing patron

• patron saint