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patronnoun a person who buys a product or uses a service from a businessa restaurant patron account, client, customer, guest, punter(chiefly British) consumer, end user, userbuyer, correspondent, purchaser, vendeebrowser, prospect, shopper, window-shopperbargainer, hagglerregular broker, merchant, seller, vendor(also vender)shopkeeper, tradesmanblack marketer(or black marketeer), fence a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thingthe wealthy philanthropist is one of the city's most generous patrons of its symphony orchestra backer, guarantor, sponsor, surety chaperone(or chaperon)advocate, champion, supporterangel, benefactor, underwritercoach, mentor, teachercosponsorcosignatory, cosigner one that helps another with gifts or moneythe patron for the museum's current blockbuster is the city's biggest banking institution angel, benefactor, donator, donor, fairy godmother, Maecenas, sugar daddy benefactress, patronessalmoner, almsgiver, philanthropistaltruist, bestower, contributor, giverhelper, subscriber, supporterguardian angel, protector, savior(or saviour) beneficiary, donee, giftee, recipient in the 14th century |