English-Swedish translations for patron

• patron
  En patron fastnade mitt under eldgivningen och sprängde geväret.
  Bläckstråleskrivaren behöver en ny (bläck)patron.
  Bruket får sällan besök av patron Karlsson.
• stamkund en

Definition of patron

• One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate
• An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble
• A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights
• A padrone
• To be a patron of; to patronize; to favour
• To treat as a patron

Examples

• St. Joseph is the patron of many different places
• This car park is for patrons only.

Related words

• patronize
• patronymic
• patronym
• patronymick
• patroness
• patronising
• patronizing
• patronage
• patronizer