English noun: patron |
1. | patron (person) a regular customer |
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| Synonyms | frequenter |
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| Broader (hypernym) | client, customer |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | fixture, habitue, operagoer, regular |
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2. | patron (person) the proprietor of an inn |
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| Broader (hypernym) | owner, proprietor |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | boniface, host, innkeeper |
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| Domain region | France, French Republic |
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3. | patron (person) someone who supports or champions something |
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| Synonyms | sponsor, supporter |
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| Broader (hypernym) | benefactor, helper |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | angel, backer, godfather, godparent, guarantor, patroness, patronne, pillar of strength, surety, tower of strength, warranter, warrantor |
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