patron

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.4 Usage notes 3 Italian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /'peɪtrən/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈpeɪt(ʃ)rən/, SAMPA: /"peIt(S)r@n/
• Hyphenation: pa‧tron
• Rhymes: -eɪtrən

[edit] 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.

[edit] Derived terms

• patronage
• patroness
• patronize

[edit] Related terms

• pattern

[edit] Translations

Dutch: bouwheer m. (3), eigenaar m. (3) Chinese: 老顧客 Croatian: zaštitnik Czech: mecenáš m.

Finnish: asiakas Hungarian: pártfogó, patrónus, védnök Spanish: patrocinador; cliente

[edit] See also

• sponsor

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin patronus, derived from pater "father".

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

patron m. (plural patrons)

1. boss, employer

   Mon patron m'a accordé quelques jours de vacances supplémentaires.

2. (sewing and knitting) pattern

[edit] Usage notes

This a false friend, the only common use of this word is saint patron "patron saint".

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

French

[edit] Noun

patron' m. inv.

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