Noun
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someone who supports or champions something
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sponsor,
supporter |
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benefactor,
helper a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
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backer,
angel the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally
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godfather someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild
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godparent a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism
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guarantor,
warranter,
warrantor,
surety one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another
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patroness,
patronne a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron
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| patron -
a regular customer
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frequenter |
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customer,
client someone who pays for goods or services
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operagoer a patron of the opera
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| patron -
the proprietor of an inn
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proprietor,
owner (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants"
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french republic,
france a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
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