patron
One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
Other meanings
A guardian or intercessor; .
An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
Synonyms
- supporter
Related words
- enpatron
- micropatron
- nonpatron
- patrondom
- patronless
- patronlike
- patronly
- patronship
- playtron
- copatron
- patron saint
Word history
From Latin "patrōnus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “patron” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.