Synonyms of patrons

patrons

noun

plural of patron

1

as in customers

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

a restaurant patron

Synonyms & Similar Words

• customers
• clients
• guests
• users
• buyers
• consumers
• punters
• accounts
• purchasers
• correspondents
• shoppers
• end users
• prospects
• browsers
• window-shoppers
• regulars
• vendees
• hagglers
• bargainers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• merchants
• vendors
• sellers
• brokers
• shopkeepers
• tradesmen
• fences
• black marketers

2

as in sponsors

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

• sponsors
• supporters
• benefactors
• advocates
• guarantors
• teachers
• coaches
• backers
• sureties
• mentors
• underwriters
• champions
• chaperones
• angels
• cosponsors
• cosigners
• cosignatories

3

as in donors

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

• donors
• donators
• benefactors
• contributors
• fairy godmothers
• angels
• subscribers
• supporters
• patronesses
• sugar daddies
• philanthropists
• Maecenases
• givers
• helpers
• protectors
• almoners
• benefactresses
• altruists
• saviors
• guardian angels
• bestowers
• almsgivers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beneficiaries
• recipients
• donees
• giftees

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of patrons

Miuccia Prada is one of the world’s great patrons of contemporary art. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026

For all its flowering of original thought and creativity, the Renaissance was ultimately a time of patronage, and the patrons both held the power and used it to enrich their own palaces and places of worship. — Christopher Koopman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

On the new Elk Grove Library’s first day of operation, dozens of patrons made the space their own. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Edge faces three counts of first-degree murder, among other charges, after he was accused of piloting a motorboat up to a waterfront bar in Southport in September 2025 and opening fire on patrons. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026

Whether these portraits represent past patrons, whose stories once unspooled over these same steaming cups, Kim declines to comment. — James Marsh, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

One of the most romantic venues is Naam 1608, set in a traditional wood house on the river where patrons sitting along the bar can almost touch their toes in the water. — Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

While venues mark minors with stamps and patrons older than 21 with wristbands, industry insiders said enforcement collapses in crowded rooms. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

The gala concluded with dinner and dancing among the ballerinas and patrons. — Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026