patron

1. One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.

   Schirmherr, Patron

   засту́пникzastúpnik, засту́пницаzastúpnica

   someone who supports or champions something

2. One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.

   A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.

   St. Joseph is the patron of many different places.

3. An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.

   Mäzen

   покрови́тельpokrovítelʹ, покрови́тельницаpokrovítelʹnica

4. A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.

   This car park is for patrons only.

   a regular customer

5. (Roman, historical)A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.

6. (UK)One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.

7. A padrone.

8. (historical, obsolete)A property owner, a landlord, a master. (Compare patroon.)

1. Tom Jackson was a founding patron.

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2. She was a patron of the arts.

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3. The bouncer was accused of assaulting a drunken patron.

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4. The parsimonious patron spent aeons haggling with the clerk.

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5. He's been a patron of this store for many years.

   deEr ist seit vielen Jahren Stammkunde in diesem Geschäft. — GaryGaryGary

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