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patronnoun[C](SUPPORTER)apersonorgroupthatsupportsanactivityororganization,especiallyby givingmoney: 赞助者，资助人The PrincessRoyalis a well-known patronofseveralcharities.众所周知长公主是数家慈善机构的赞助人。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesSupporters, members & defenders - allyship
- anti-evolution
- anti-evolutionary
- anti-evolutionist
- apologist
- apostle
- booster
- cadre
- custodian
- defender
- new/fresh bloodidiom
- partisan
- patroness
- protagonist
- recruit
- seconder
- sidekick
- upholder
- votary
- well-wisher
See more results » patronnoun[C](CUSTOMER)formalapersonwho uses aparticularshop,restaurant,hotel, etc.,especiallyregularly: 老顾客，老主顾 Will patronskindlynotethat thisrestaurantwill beclosedon 17July.顾客们请注意，本店7月17日将暂停营业。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesa person who buys something - shopperHoliday shoppers mobbed the sale.
- customerShops were lowering prices to attract more customers.
- punterUKThe shop's running a raffle to pull in the punters.
- patronShe's been a regular patron of the pub for years.
- consumerConsumers did not spend as much last quarter as analysts predicted.
- buyerWe haven't found a buyer for the house yet.
See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPeople who buy things - anti-consumer
- bidder
- buyer
- consumer
- couponer
- end user
- foot traffic
- importer
- late adopter
- multi-client
- personal shopper
- prosumer
- purchaser
- rag-and-bone man
- ragman
- speculator
- subscriber
- tradesman
- tradespeople
- wholesaler
See more results » patron| American Dictionarypatronnoun[C](SUPPORTER)apersonorgroupthat givesmoneyorsupportto aperson, anactivity, or anorganization: Auchincloss is a longtime patron of thearts. patronnoun[C](CUSTOMER)acustomerof astore,restaurant,hotel, etc.,esp. aregularcustomer COMMERCEformalsomeone who uses aparticularshop,restaurant,hotel, etc.,especiallyregularly: Thiscarparkis for patrons only. apersonorcompanythatsupportsanactivityor apublicorganization,especiallyby givingmoney: arts patron/patron of the artsThecompanyhas been a longtime patron of thearts. Examplesofpatronpatron Poems which show no trace of a late composition, however, are also deeply sceptical of wealthy patrons.From theCambridge English Corpus Still, in this poem she is examining a condition into which she would enter by seeking patrons for her verse.From theCambridge English Corpus From the 1880s he moved among the patrons of the arts as well as the practitioners.From theCambridge English Corpus Such events see the patron's own sensibilities meander through very different architectural cultures.From theCambridge English Corpus Here again the house was refined to express his patron's nobility.From theCambridge English Corpus Small wonder that even his usual patrons showed little interest in the conversations.From theCambridge English Corpus Of course, not everyone had access to such powerful patrons, so it is no surprise that only the most famous musicians could skip the broker.From theCambridge English Corpus Their ability to impose the constraints and obligations of reciprocity upon their patrons considerably weakened.From theCambridge English Corpus Are people in moving rooms, patrons of the cinema, and users of virtual reality devices really fooled?From theCambridge English Corpus The ambiguous warmth of patronage existed uneasily with the profound desire to become patrons.From theCambridge English Corpus They encouraged them to chat and flirt with patrons and to behave like a girlfriend.From theCambridge English Corpus They emerged as eager patrons of medical learning.From theCambridge English Corpus At lower levels, where economic surpluses are produced, individuals resist patrons as far as they are able without breaking the bonds of patronage.From theCambridge English Corpus He provided schools, housing, social and medical benefits to his workers and encouraged other patrons to follow suit.From theCambridge English Corpus The canons, she reminds us, had their own legal rights and their own network of patrons.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |