patron

1. One that supports, protects, or champions someone or something, such as an institution, event, or cause; a sponsor or benefactor: a patron of the arts.
2. A customer, especially a regular customer.
3. (also pä-trōn') The owner or manager of an establishment, especially a restaurant or an inn of France or Spain.
4. 1. A noble or wealthy person in ancient Rome who granted favor and protection to someone in exchange for certain services.
   2. A slave owner in ancient Rome who freed a slave without relinquishing all legal claim to him.
5. One who possesses the right to grant an ecclesiastical benefice to a member of the clergy.
6. A patron saint.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin patrōnus, from Latin, from pater, patr-, father.]

In general: one who patronizes a business, customer.

Taxation: one who does business with a Cooperative, but not necessarily a member.

noun

1. A person who supports or champions an activity, cause, or institution, for example: backer, benefactor, contributor, friend, sponsor, supporter. Informal angel. See help/harm/harmless.
2. One who buys goods or services: buyer, client, customer, purchaser. See transactions.

Definition: person who does business at establishment
Antonyms: employee, manager, owner

n

Definition: person who supports a cause
Antonyms: detractor, enemy, opponent, opposition

patron (Lat. patrōnus), at Rome, a powerful man who agreed to protect another by making the latter his client.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - protektor, velynder, stamgæst, skytshelgen

idioms:

• patron saint    skytshelgen

Nederlands (Dutch)
patroon, (vaste) klant

Français (French)
n. - mécène, protecteur, bienfaiteur, (Comm) client, saint patron de

idioms:

• patron saint    saint patron

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schirmherr, Förderer, Kunde, Gast, Patron

idioms:

• patron saint    Schutzheiliger

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προστάτης, υποστηρικτής, αρωγός, τακτικός πελάτης, πάτρωνας

idioms:

• patron saint    προστάτης άγιος, πολιούχος

Italiano (Italian)
patrono

idioms:

• patron saint    santo patrono

Português (Portuguese)
n. - freguês (m), patrão (m), padroeiro (m), patrono (m)

idioms:

• patron saint    santo padroeiro

Русский (Russian)
покровитель, постоянный клиент

idioms:

• patron saint    святой заступник

Español (Spanish)
n. - patrocinador, mecenas, patrón

idioms:

• patron saint    santo patrón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gynnare, beskyddare, (stam)kund/gäst

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
赞助人, 保护人, 顾客

idioms:

• patron saint    保护圣徒, 守护神

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 贊助人, 保護人, 顧客

idioms:

• patron saint    保護聖徒, 守護神

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 후원자, 단골손님, 변호인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 後援者, パトロン, お得意, 恩人

idioms:

• patron saint    守護聖人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مشجع, نصير, زبون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תומך חומרית באדם, עניין, אמנות וכו', אפוטרופוס, מצנט, לקוח קבוע, פטרון‬

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