PATRONS Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

patrons

noun

plural of patron

as in customers

a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business a restaurant patron

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as in sponsors

a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing the wealthy philanthropist is one of the city's most generous patrons of its symphony orchestra

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as in donors

one that helps another with gifts or money the patron for the museum's current blockbuster is the city's biggest banking institution

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Recent Examples of patrons Some of his bar inventions, for instance, were less grand thematic ideas and simply tricks to keep patrons indoors and ordering. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Matisse couldn’t have felt neutrally about Amélie making crowns for the same class of wealthy patrons who refused to support him. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 On Thursday, an older gentleman started at the sign with a green arrow redirecting patrons on the post-construction path. — Idaho Statesman, 30 Aug. 2026 The bar plans to host trivia events, live music and other public events, but there is also a cipher patrons can solve during their visit. — Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 To date, patrons of the Central Arkansas Library System have submitted reconsideration requests only rarely. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026 When the tip bucket was passed around, patrons reached for their wallets, not avoided eye contact. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026 She was saluted by the Recording Academy in 2024 with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and the previous year received the National Medals of Arts, the United States’ highest award given to artists and their patrons. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026 Some of these same patrons left with more items, but free, such as toy and snack giveaways plus informational literature. — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

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Noun

BlackBerry sells encrypted and secure communications products to customers like governments.

— Arjun Kharpal,Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Potential customers could include defense manufacturers, semiconductor producers, energy storage developers and electric vehicle companies.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of customers

Noun

After Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos served as lead sponsors and honorary chairs of the 2026 Met Gala, multiple sources say Wintour had hoped the couple might return as major patrons in 2027.

— Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
The total cost of the tour will end up just under $120,000, and our tour sponsors will cover the entire cost.

— Daren Smith, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of sponsors

Noun

According to Tafoya’s plea agreement, a onetime Baldwin Park politician who has yet to be identified allegedly requested $30,000 in cash payments to be funneled into their state campaign account through straw donors.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Kidneys from living donors can last upwards of 15 years, compared to 8 to 12 years from deceased donors.

— Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of donors

Noun

Defense attorneys in both cases argued that the defendants’ intent was in question, raising in argument the possibility that their clients were not trying to cause serious bodily injury or death.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Kaufman was a Jewish émigré from Buenos Aires who had clients in Manhattan and had been commissioned to build another house on the island for shoe designer Danny Berk.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of clients

Noun

Was The Friedkin Group's decision not to sell the homegrown midfielder a victory for those loyal supporters who campaigned to keep him?

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Capcom has proven itself to be one of the platform's biggest supporters, bringing nearly all of its new and old releases to the platform.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of supporters

Noun

Special guests across select dates include Robyn, Shania Twain, Jamie xx, Jorja Smith, Fousheé, Fcukers and Skye Newman.

— Karla Cote, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
The latter section compares God to a generous host, who similarly protects his guests, providing safety and abundance.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of guests

Noun

The Warning were benefactors of this kind of sisterhood, finding open arms from predecessors like Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale, as well as the Pretty Reckless frontwoman Taylor Momsen, and Lilith Czar.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 27 Aug. 2026
After Gretchen Whitmer, the state’s popular Democratic governor, endorsed Stevens last week, El-Sayed explained the choice as the inevitable product of the two women’s benefactors.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026