Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "patron" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

bus stop restaurant resturant

Capable Of

demand refund order food order food to go watch play

Derived Terms

copatron enpatron micropatron nonpatron patron saint patrondom patronise patronize patronless patronlike patronly patronship playtron

Context

ecclesiastical france historical nautical roman antiquity uk

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

benefactor client customer helper owner proprietor

Type Of (IsA)

advocate of cause benefactor customer owner

Related Terms

impatronize patronage patroness pattern sponsor

Related Terms

artist benefice contractor craftsman customer favour influential master noble padrone paternal patronize pattern restaurant scholar slave sponsor store support wealthy

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.