patrons
Supporters of establishments
Patrons are people who support or frequent an establishment, institution, or person.
A restaurant's patrons are its customers; a library's patrons are its users.
The word carries a sense of regular or loyal support: The bar's patrons knew each other by name.
A patron of the arts financially supports artists or cultural institutions.
In historical contexts, a patron was a wealthy supporter who enabled creative work: Michelangelo's patrons included popes and princes.
Habitual visitors
- clienteleCollective body of customers
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- visitorsPeople who come temporarily
- dinersCasual roadside eateries
shoppers · frequenters · habitués · members · subscribers · attendees · fans · enthusiasts
Space for displaying artwork
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- curatorCollection overseer
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
painting · museum · collection · artist · studio · canvas · aesthetics · vernissage
Residential area nearby
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- collectiveJointly organized group
- societyOrganized communal human existence
fellowship · association · network · locals · citizens · members · congregation · civic
Donor to charitable causes
- donorOne who contributes freely
- supporterOne who backs another
- backerFinancial supporter
- contributorOne who provides something
sponsor · underwriter · endower · angel · humanitarian · champion · advocate · guardian
Canonized holy person
- protectorOne who safeguards others
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- intercessionActing on another's behalf
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
devotion · prayer · Catholic · shrine · veneration · blessing · medal · novena
Bound written works
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- archivesStored historical documents
- circulationMovement through a system
librarians · borrowers · cardholders · readers · stacks · catalog · literacy · donations
regulars
Habitual visitors
- clienteleCollective body of customers
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- visitorsPeople who come temporarily
diners · shoppers · frequenters · habitués · members · subscribers · attendees · fans · enthusiasts · loyalists
gallery
Space for displaying artwork
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- curatorCollection overseer
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
sculpture · painting · museum · collection · artist · studio · canvas · aesthetics · vernissage · impressionism
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- collectiveJointly organized group
society · fellowship · association · network · locals · citizens · members · congregation · civic · village
philanthropist
Donor to charitable causes
contributor · sponsor · underwriter · endower · angel · humanitarian · champion · advocate · guardian · protector
saint
Canonized holy person
- protectorOne who safeguards others
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- intercessionActing on another's behalf
feast · devotion · prayer · Catholic · shrine · veneration · blessing · medal · novena · pilgrimage
books
Bound written works
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- archivesStored historical documents
circulation · librarians · borrowers · cardholders · readers · stacks · catalog · literacy · donations · programs
- audience typesfans, concertgoer, concertgoers, theatergoer, theatergoers
- backerssupporters, backers, sponsors, funders, donors
- barbartender, bartending, mixologist, mixology, bar stool
- high societygossip, socialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat
- library termsshelf, bookshelf, book selection, community library, spine
- eventgoersvisitors, crowds, regulars, spectators, attendees
patronsdetractors
People who criticize
critics · opponents · boycotters · adversaries · saboteurs
patronsstaff
Organization's workers collectively
employees · proprietors · owners · vendors · servers
patronsprotégés
Students of a mentor
beneficiaries · clients · dependents · wards · recipients
- patron saintsHoly advocates for groups
- patron of the artsFunder of cultural work
- art patronFunder of creative endeavors
- patronage systemsRewarding supporters with positions
- political patronageAwarding posts for loyalty
- library patronsVisitors who use collections
patron, patronize, patronage, patronizing, patronymic, patronized, patroness, patronizer, patronizes