noun#4,944 by frequency
patron
/ˈpeɪ.tɹən/
One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate; a defender or advocate.; A guardian or intercessor
- plural
- patrons
Meanings
- 1
One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate
- 2
One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.; A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint
- 3
An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble
- 4
A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant
- 5
A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rightsrare
- 6
One who has gift and disposition of a beneficerare
- 7
A padronerare
- 8
A property owner, a landlord, a master — Compare patroon.rare