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   pa·tron

   /ˈpātr(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity: "a celebrated patron of the arts" Similar sponsorbackerfinanciersubsidizerunderwriterguarantorbenefactor/benefactresscontributorsubscriberdonorphilanthropistpromoterfriendhelpersupporterupholderadvocatechampionprotectorinformal:angelrare:Maecenas
   • 2. a customer, especially a regular one, of a store, restaurant, or theater: "we surveyed the plushness of the hotel and its sleek, well-dressed patrons" Similar customerclientfrequentershopperbuyerpurchaserconsumerdineruservisitorguestmember of the audience/crowdclienteleinformal:regular
   • 3. (in ancient Rome) a patrician in relation to a client.
   • ▪ (in ancient Rome) 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
   • 5. short for patron saint

   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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   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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