Definition of patron Patron

/pejˈtɹʌn/ - [peytrun] - pa•tron

We found 21 definitions of patron from 7 different sources.

What does patron mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: patrons
patron - someone who supports or champions something
		sponsor, supporter
		benefactor, helper a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
		backer, angel the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally
		godfather someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild
		godparent a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism
		guarantor, warranter, warrantor, surety one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another
		patroness, patronne a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron
patron - a regular customer
		frequenter
		customer, client someone who pays for goods or services
		operagoer a patron of the opera
patron - the proprietor of an inn
		proprietor, owner (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants"
		french republic, france a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

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Wiktionary

patron (Noun)
A supporter.
patron (Noun)
A customer.
patron (Noun)
A property owner who hires a contractor for construction works.
patron (Noun)
An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

patron (n.)
One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender.
patron (n.)
A master who had freed his slave, but still retained some paternal rights over him.
patron (n.)
A man of distinction under whose protection another person placed himself.
patron (n.)
An advocate or pleader.
patron (n.)
One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art.
patron (n.)
One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
patron (n.)
A guardian saint. -- called also patron saint.
patron (n.)
See Padrone, 2.
patron (v. t.)
To be a patron of; to patronize; to favor.
patron (a.)
Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

patron
Someone who pays for goods or services.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

patron
pā′trun, n. a protector: one who countenances or encourages: one who has the right to appoint to any office, esp. to a living in the church: a guardian saint:—fem. Pā′troness.—v.t. to treat as a patron.—n. Pā′tronage, the support given by a patron: guardianship of saints: the right of bestowing offices, privileges, or church benefices.—v.t. (Shak.) to support.—adj. Pā′tronal.—n. Pātronisā′tion.—v.t. Pā′tronīse, to act as a patron toward: to give countenance or encouragement to: to assume the air of a patron towards.—n. Pā′tronīser.—adj. Pā′tronīsing.—adv. Pā′tronīsingly.—adj. Pā′tronless. [Fr.,—L. patronus—pater, patris, a father.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

patron
The master of a merchant vessel or coaster in the Mediterranean. Also, a cartridge-box, temp. Elizabeth.

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patron, noun, singular of patrons.

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