The meaning of Patron

noun

A person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.

Usage examples:

He was an untiring advocate of economic reform

verb

Publicly recommend or support.

Usage examples:

Voters supported candidates who advocated an assembly

verb

To speak in support of an idea or course of action

Usage examples:

[ t ] some people advocate teaching to the test., [ i ] the organization advocates for human rights…

noun

A person, institution, or country that supports someone or something, especially financially.

Usage examples:

He was the principal backer of the company

noun

A person who makes a purchase.

Usage examples:

No one knows who bought the cars, as none of the buyers wanted their purchase to be made public.

noun

A person who pays money for something, or a person whose job is to decide what goods will be brought into a store for sale

Usage examples:

He’s still looking for a buyer for his house.

noun

Someone who buys something, especially something valuable such as a business or a house

Usage examples:

Possible/potential/prospective buyer a number of potential buyers have expressed interest in the co…

noun

A person who has surpassed all rivals in a sporting contest or other competition.

Usage examples:

A champion hurdler

verb

Vigorously support or defend the cause of.

Usage examples:

He championed the rights of the working class and the poor

adjective

Excellent.

Usage examples:

‘thank ye, lad,’ the farmer said. ‘that's champion.’

noun

A person or organization using the services of a lawyer or other professional person or company.

Usage examples:

Insurance tailor-made to a client's specific requirements

noun

A person who receives services, esp. from a lawyer or other person who gives advice

Usage examples:

He’s a sports agent and has a lot of basketball players as clients.

noun

Someone who receives professional services from an organization

Usage examples:

We offer a broad range of services to our clients., a client of sb/sth mr black has been a client o…

noun

Clients collectively.

Usage examples:

The solicitor's clientele

noun

All the customers of a business when they are considered as a group

noun

All the customers of a business considered as a group

Usage examples:

The beauty clinic, with its growing clientele, moved to its present site in 2008., a mixed/diverse/…

noun

A person who purchases goods and services for personal use.

Usage examples:

Understanding what motivates consumers is more crucial than ever

noun

A person who uses goods or services

noun

Someone who buys goods or services for personal use

Usage examples:

Consumer goods/spending, american consumers are becoming informed about the safety of products made…

noun

A person or thing that contributes something.

Usage examples:

Hunt was the largest contributor of hymns to these collections

noun

A person who helps by giving money, or someone whose writing or art is published or shown with pieces by other people

Usage examples:

A campaign contributor, he became a regular contributor to the new yorker.

noun

One of the reasons why something happens

Usage examples:

Contributor to sth good management has been a big contributor to the company's success., aviation i…

noun

A person who buys goods or services from a shop or business.

Usage examples:

Mr harrison was a regular customer at the golden lion

noun

A person who buys goods or a service

Usage examples:

We try to give all our customers good service.

noun

A person or an organization that buys a product or service

Usage examples:

Our new ordering system means we can serve customers more efficiently., the company's simple strate…

noun

A person who is eating, typically a customer in a restaurant.

Usage examples:

Brave restaurant workers and a diner disarmed a customer who pulled out a gun in a dispute over an …

noun

A person who donates something, especially money to charity.

Usage examples:

An anonymous donor has given £25

noun

A person who gives money or something else of value to an organization

Usage examples:

A large gift from an anonymous donor will allow us to continue our work.

noun

A person or organization that gives something of value such as money or goods to another person or organization

Usage examples:

He was a generous donor to aids charities., about half of the funding for the new lab came from cor…

noun

A person concerned in the management of large amounts of money on behalf of governments or other large organizations.

Usage examples:

It should attempt to present the information a financier would require to make a reasonable investm…

noun

Someone who controls a large amount of money and can give or lend it to people or organizations

noun

A person or company that controls large amounts of money, for example providing money for investment, or arranging loans to companies

Usage examples:

The millionaire financier agreed to invest $500 million in the ailing company., a retail/real estat…

noun

A person who visits a place often.

Usage examples:

He is an avid frequenter of discount supermarkets

noun

A person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations.

Usage examples:

She's a friend of mine

verb

Add (someone) to a list of friends or contacts on a social networking website.

Usage examples:

I am friended by 29 people who i have not friended back

noun

A person you know well and like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family

Usage examples:

I dreamed my school friends were being chased by a whale., today i got a call from a friend of mine…

noun

A person or thing that gives or acts as a guarantee.

Usage examples:

The role of the police as guarantors of public order

noun

A person or organization that promises to pay back a loan if the person or organization that originally borrowed the money does not

Usage examples:

Guarantor for/on sth some providers lend young people more if their parents agree to be guarantor f…

noun

A person who is invited to visit someone's home or attend a particular social occasion.

Usage examples:

I have two guests coming to dinner tonight

verb

Appear as a temporary or visiting performer or participant in a television or radio programme or other entertainment.

Usage examples:

He guested on the show two weeks ago

noun

A person who is staying with you in your home, or a person whom you have invited to a social occasion, such as a party or a meal

Usage examples:

Dinner/wedding guests, four senators and their families were flown to martinique as guests of the o…

noun

A person who helps someone else.

Usage examples:

There was no shortage of willing helpers

noun

A person who helps with an activity

Usage examples:

The driver or a helper picks up the trash.

noun

Someone who helps another person to do their job

Usage examples:

Classroom/domestic helpers, voluntary/volunteer helpers

noun

A person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.

Usage examples:

The trust was founded by an american philanthropist

noun

A person or company that finances or organizes a sporting event, concert, or theatrical production.

Usage examples:

A boxing promoter

noun

A person or company that organizes or finances a sports event or a performance, esp. of musical entertainment

noun

A person, organization, or government that tries to encourage something to happen or develop

Usage examples:

The country is now a leading promoter of regional trade., he was a promoter of education and the ar…

noun

A person who buys something; a buyer.

Usage examples:

One of the club's prospective purchasers

noun

A person or company that buys something

Usage examples:

The sale of the property is complete when both the vendor and the purchaser have signed the relevan…

adjective

Arranged in or constituting a constant or definite pattern, especially with the same space between individual instances.

Usage examples:

Plant the flags at regular intervals

noun

A regular customer, member of a team, etc.

Usage examples:

Pub regulars

adjective

Happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space or time between one and the next

Usage examples:

A regular heartbeat, working regular hours, trees were planted at regular intervals along the avenu…

noun

A person who is shopping.

Usage examples:

A commercial centre thronged with shoppers

noun

A person who is looking for things to buy

Usage examples:

Shoppers stroll through the stores.

noun

Someone who buys goods, especially from a store

Usage examples:

Last year shoppers spent €540,000 a minute on credit cards., an internet/online shopper, attract/lu…

noun

A person or organization that pays for or contributes to the costs involved in staging a sporting or artistic event in return for advertising.

Usage examples:

The production cost £50,000, most coming from local sponsors

verb

Provide funds for (a project or activity or the person carrying it out).

Usage examples:

Joe is being sponsored by a government training scheme

verb

To support a person, organization, or activity by giving money, encouragement, or other help

Usage examples:

The rotary club sponsors little league baseball in the summer., corporate sponsors support many pub…

noun

A person who receives a publication regularly by paying in advance.

Usage examples:

I am a new subscriber to saga magazine

noun

Someone who pays to receive a newspaper or magazine regularly or to use a phone line or internet service

Usage examples:

Broadband/cable/internet subscribers, subscriber to sth they have 27,950 subscribers to their daily…

noun

A government, organization, or other group that pays part of the cost of something

Usage examples:

European countries are quite aggressive subsidizers of grain exports., he claims the banks act as s…

noun

A person who approves of and encourages a public figure, political party, policy, etc.

Usage examples:

Labour supporters

noun

A person who actively helps someone

Usage examples:

Supporters of the bill expect it to pass., he is a strong supporter of states’ rights.

noun

A person or company that underwrites an insurance risk.

Usage examples:

None of the five main british insurance underwriters would be willing to offer cover

noun

An organization, or someone working for one, that underwrites insurance policies

Usage examples:

Mortgage insurance underwriters refuse coverage for loans made to borrowers with credit scores less…

noun

A person or organization that upholds (= defends) a law, a principle, or a decision that has been made

Usage examples:

She joined the police force and became an upholder of law and order., many of these men are regarde…

noun

A person who uses or operates something.

Usage examples:

The user should press return and a message will be displayed

noun

Someone who uses a product, machine, or service

Usage examples:

The popular portable email device has over 10 million users worldwide., computer/internet users int…

noun

A person visiting someone or somewhere, especially socially or as a tourist.

Usage examples:

She's a frequent visitor to london

noun

Someone who visits a person or place

Usage examples:

You have some visitors to see you.