patron

(对某人, 某活动, 某艺术等的)赞助人, 支持者; 保护人; 恩主

(商店的)顾客, 主顾; (旅店等的)老板; (慈善协会等的)主席

(=patron saint)【宗】保护圣徒; 守护神; (英国教会中)有授与牧师职权的人

(古罗马释放奴隶后保持一定控制权的)旧奴隶主; 保护平民的贵族

patron

a person, esp a man, who sponsors or aids artists, charities, etc; protector or benefactor

a customer of a shop, hotel, etc, esp a regular one

See patron saint

(in ancient Rome) the protector of a dependant or client, often the former master of a freedman still retaining certain rights over him

a person or body having the right to present a clergyman to a benefice

patron

a man, who owns or manages a hotel, restaurant, or bar

patron

a variant spelling of pattern