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PATRONS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PATRONS?

Need another word that means the same as “patrons”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “patrons” in this overview.

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Patrons as a Noun
Definitions of "Patrons" as a noun
Synonyms of "Patrons" as a noun (3 Words)
Associations of "Patrons" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Patrons” are: frequenter, sponsor, supporter

Patrons as a Noun

Definitions of "Patrons" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “patrons” as a noun can have the following definitions:

Someone who supports or champions something.
A regular customer.
The proprietor of an inn.

Synonyms of "Patrons" as a noun (3 Words)

frequenter	A person who visits a place often. He is an avid frequenter* of discount supermarkets.*
sponsor	A person taking official responsibility for the actions of another. The production cost 50 000 most coming from local sponsors.
supporter	Someone who supports or champions something. Labour supporters.

Associations of "Patrons" (30 Words)

acolyte	A person assisting a priest in a religious service or procession. She runs the department through a small group of acolytes.
adherent	Someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another. The eggs have thick sticky shells to which debris is often adherent.
admirer	A person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves. She had many admirers.
advocate	Push for something. Care managers can become advocates for their clients.
aid	A person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do. He saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid.
assistance	The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose. Could not walk without assistance.
backing	Financial resources provided to make some project possible. The fabric has a special backing* for durability.*
benefactor	A person who gives money or other help to a person or cause. A low interest loan from a benefactor* allowed them to build a floor for the exhibition hall.*
booster	The first stage of a multistage rocket. Boosters at five year intervals are recommended.
broker	Act as a broker. The centralized lenders operate through brokers.
endorsement	The act of endorsing. The cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement.
espouse	Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one’s own. The candidate espouses Republican ideals.
exponent	A linguistic unit that realizes another, more abstract unit. He s the world s leading exponent* of country rock guitar.*
financing	The act of financing.
fund	Place or store up in a fund for accumulation. A vast fund* of information.*
funding	The action or practice of providing funding. Funding bodies for research and curriculum development.
help	Give help or assistance be of service. They hired additional help* to finish the work.*
intercessor	A person who intervenes on behalf of another, especially by prayer. They rejected the notion that an intercessor* was needed to appeal to God.*
intermediary	A negotiator who acts as a link between parties. Negotiations took place through an intermediary.
lend	Allow (a person or organization) the use of (a sum of money) under an agreement to pay it back later, typically with interest. Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company.
loan	The temporary provision of money (usually at interest. Borrowers can take out a loan* for 84 000.*
mortgage	A deed effecting a mortgage. A 60 000 mortgage.
patronage	Customers collectively. The arts could no longer depend on private patronage.
patronize	Frequent (a shop, restaurant, or other establishment) as a customer. She was determined not to be put down or patronized.
proponent	A person who advocates a theory, proposal, or course of action. A strong proponent* of the free market and liberal trade policies.*
refinance	Finance (something) again, typically with new loans at a lower rate of interest. Companies must refinance* 20 billion of warrants and bonds.*
sponsor	Assume sponsorship of. Paul has asked me to be his sponsor* for confirmation next month.*
subsidize	Support through subsidies. The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized.
support	Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm. The land had lost its capacity to support* life.*
supporter	A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose. Labour supporters.