a regular customer
the proprietor of an inn
someone who supports or champions something
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patron
No vice but hath its patron. [ Proverb ]
The public man needs but one patron, namely, the lucky moment. [ Edward Bulwer-Lytton ]
Patron or Customer? These nouns are generally used indiscriminately. A patron is a virtual benefactor; one who countenances, aids, or supports. A customer is a purchaser, or buyer, who expects in return for his money full value received. Hence it is erroneous for a merchant to say, He is a patron of mine,
when he means simply a customer. [ Pure English, Hackett And Girvin, 1884 ]
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