patron

1. A regular customer (synset 110427471)
   is a type of: client, customer - someone who pays for goods or services
   subtypes:

   • operagoer - a patron of the opera
   • fixture, habitue, regular - a regular patron
   same as: frequenter
2. The proprietor of an inn (synset 110428069)
   domain region: france, french republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
   is a type of: owner, proprietor - (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
   subtypes: boniface, host, innkeeper - the owner or manager of an inn
3. Someone who supports or champions something (synset 110427699)
   is a type of: benefactor, helper - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
   subtypes:

   • angel, backer - invests in a theatrical production
   • godfather - someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild
   • godparent - a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism
   • guarantor, surety, warranter, warrantor - one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another
   • patroness, patronne - a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron
   • pillar of strength, tower of strength - a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort
   same as: sponsor, supporter

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