a customer -- especially a regular one
- She is one of our regular patrons.
- I have been a patron of this establishment for over 10 years.
- as patrons walked past themMitch Albom -- The Five People You Meet in Heaven
- That all this might not be too onerous on the purses of his rustic patrons, who are apt to consider the costs of schooling a grievous burden,Washington Irving -- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- the near-by city which supplied Sherry Island with its patrons,F. Scott Fitzgerald -- Winter Dreams
- Like theatre patrons anxious to avoid the crush.Cormac McCarthy -- All the Pretty Horses
- They go out, right, through the group of PATRONSPeter Shaffer -- Equus
- ...and working as a translator and letter-writer for a local patron.Junot Diaz -- Drown
- One report cited in Buchanan’s book warned that sickly immigrants "would endanger children in school and at the movies, anyone standing in range of a rogue cough or sneeze, or patrons of fast-food restaurants whose food might be prepared by an ’invader.’"Joshua Davis -- Spare Parts
- On a typical Friday night at the restaurant, the airy dining room fills with well-dressed patrons.Joshua Davis -- Spare Parts
- The patrons tend to ignore the cooks, who are clearly visible in the open kitchen.Joshua Davis -- Spare Parts
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as in: a patron of the arts Define
someone who contributes money to an organization
or:
a supporter of an organization or person
as in: a patron of the restaurant
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a customer -- especially a regular one
as in: a patron saint
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in some Christian denominations: a saint who is thought to look after a group, activity, or place
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