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1
a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business
- a restaurant patron
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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
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3
one that helps another with gifts or money
- the patron for the museum's current blockbuster is the city's biggest banking institution
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“Patron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patron. Accessed 3 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of patron was in the 14th century
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