Definition of PATRON

patron

Plural: patrons

Noun

  • A regular customer or a supporter of an art or cause.
  • a regular customer
  • the proprietor of an inn
  • someone who supports or champions something
  • One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
  • One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
  • A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.
  • An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
  • A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
  • A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.
  • One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
  • A padrone.
  • A property owner, a landlord, a master. (Compare patroon.)

Verb

  • To be a patron of; to patronize; to favour.
  • To treat as a patron.

Examples

  • As a loyal patron of Words With Friends, he played daily, often against the same opponents.
  • St. Joseph is the patron of many different places.
  • This car park is for patrons only.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English patroun, patrone, from Old French patron, from Latin patrōnus, derived from pater (“father”). Doublet of padrone, Patronus, patroon, and pattern.

Scrabble Score: 8

patron: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
patron: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
patron: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

patron: valid Words With Friends Word