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patron

[pey-truhn] / ˈpeɪ trən /


NOUN
person who does business at establishment
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The waiting list for Masters tickets has been closed for decades and patron badges are passed down through families like heirlooms.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Castro almost fell off a cliff in the early 1990s when he lost his Soviet patron, but he had moves then, and he made them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The colour is believed to be a homage to the fifth Earl of Rosebery, Archibald Primrose, a 19th Century Liberal prime minister and patron of Scottish football.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Also, if I’m a longtime patron of the business, I make note of that.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Theirs was the Cadillac of clubhouses, sporting several parlors and a poolroom, a bounty of boxing gloves, baseball team jerseys, bats, and cleats, all paid for by their political patron, Frank Ragen.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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