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patron

[pey-truhn] / ˈpeɪ trən /


NOUN
person who does business at establishment
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Owners and patrons alike are fighting for its survival.

From Los Angeles Times

Kylie and I are probably their biggest patrons over the summer.

From The Wall Street Journal

David, who had already secured a reputation and patrons, retained his winnings while remaking himself as the “pageant-master of the Revolution.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The Prince of Wales expressed a "deep sense of honour and respect" as he became patron of the SAS's charity.

From BBC

Multiple charities dropped the then-Duchess of York as a patron or ambassador after the emergence of that email, in which she also seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him.

From BBC