- patron, frequenter - a regular customer
--1 is a kind of customer, client
--1 has particulars: operagoer; regular, habitue, fixtureDerived forms: verb patronize2, verb patronize4, verb patronise1, verb patronise4 - patron - the proprietor of an inn
--2 is a kind of owner, proprietor
--2 has particulars: host, innkeeper, boniface- patron, sponsor, supporter - someone who supports or champions something
--3 is a kind of benefactor, helper
--3 has particulars:angel, backer; godfather; godparent; guarantor, surety, warrantor, warranter; patroness, patronne; tower of strength, pillar of strength Derived forms: verb patronize1, verb patronise2 - patron, sponsor, supporter - someone who supports or champions something