patron

      See also patrón

      English

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      Etymology

      Old English patron, reborrowed from Latin patronus, derived from pater "father".

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      patron (plural patrons)

      1. A supporter
      2. A customer
      3. A property owner who hires a contractor for construction works
      4. An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.

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      Esperanto

      Noun

      patron

      1. accusative singular of patro

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      French

      Etymology

      From Latin patrōnus, from pater (father).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      patron m (plural patrons)

      1. boss, employer
        Mon patron m'a accordé quelques jours de vacances supplémentaires.
      2. (sewing and knitting) pattern

      Usage notes

      This a false friend, the only English sense of this word shared in French is saint patron ("patron saint").

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      Hiligaynon

      Etymology

      Borrowing from Spanish patrón.

      Noun

      patrón

      1. patron saint

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      Italian

      Etymology

      Borrowing from French.

      Noun

      patron m (invariable)

      1. patron (of a sports event etc)
      2. pattern (paper, for knitting)

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      Jèrriais

      Etymology

      From Latin patrōnus, from pater (father).

      Noun

      patron m (plural patrons)

      1. (sewing and knitting) pattern

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      Serbo-Croatian

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: /pǎtroːn/
      • Hyphenation: pat‧ron

      Noun

      pàtrōn m (Cyrillic spelling па̀тро̄н)

      1. patron
      2. protector

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      Turkish

      Etymology

      From French patron.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: [patɾon]

      Noun

      patron (definite accusative patronu, plural patronlar)

      1. boss

      Declension

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