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patronsnounpl. of patron a person who buys a product or uses a service from a businessa restaurant patron accounts, clients, customers, guests, punters(chiefly British) consumers, end users, usersbuyers, correspondents, purchasers, vendeesbrowsers, prospects, shoppers, window-shoppersbargainers, hagglersregulars brokers, merchants, sellers, vendors(also venders)shopkeepers, tradesmenblack marketers(or black marketeers), fences 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 backers, guarantors, sponsors, sureties chaperones(or chaperons)advocates, champions, supportersangels, benefactors, underwriterscoaches, mentors, teacherscosponsors(or co-sponsors)cosignatories, cosigners one that helps another with gifts or moneythe patron for the museum's current blockbuster is the city's biggest banking institution angels, benefactors, donators, donors, fairy godmothers, Maecenases, sugar daddies benefactresses, patronessesalmoners, almsgivers, philanthropistsaltruists, bestowers, contributors, givershelpers, subscribers, supportersguardian angels, protectors, saviors(or saviours) beneficiaries, donees, giftees, recipients |