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Another word for patron

Noun

  1. A person who supports or champions an activity, cause, or institution, for example

    2. See also:

    help

  2. One who buys goods or services

    3. See also:

    transactions

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Sentence Examples

  • In 1880 he was declared patron of all Roman Catholic educational establishments.

  • But he was a patron of learning and, like most prelates of his age, a great architect.

  • As a patron of art Pericles was a still greater force.

  • ploration- Portugal took the lead along this new path, and foremost Prince among her pioneers stands Prince Henry the Navigator Henry the (1394-1460), who was a patron both of exploration and Navigator.

  • As patron of the Arts and Crafts Museum (1862-98), and as curator of the Academy of Sciences, he won a high reputation.

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