Used in a Sentence

patrons

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for patrons.

Editorial note

And if his presence discourages other patrons or consumes space that other paying patrons could have occupied, it's a drag on business.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of patrons gathered in one view.

noun

A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.

noun

An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.

noun

One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for patrons.

noun

A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.

noun

An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.

noun

One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.

noun

A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.

Example sentences

1

And if his presence discourages other patrons or consumes space that other paying patrons could have occupied, it's a drag on business.

2

Having a meal at a bar is one of the few places to eat alone where you won't get odd glances from the staff or other patrons.

3

Mary then demands payment from her alcoholic patrons, but, being unemployed alcoholics, they cannot pay back their drinking debts.

4

Everything was great until the pub decided to try to make more money by forcing patrons to sit a certain way.

5

The influx of new patrons turned this quiet little pub in the corner of the town into the main pub in town.

6

While new to the job, I hesitated trying to verify patrons needed a rescue instead of going in immediately.

7

If that is the typical dialog between the owner and the customer, than I have to assume that the owner is an idiot, as are patrons of his establishment.

8

You won't want to disturb the other patrons with your youtube video audio.

9

They just eat sentient meat animals that offer themselves to the patrons.

10

In the long term, rely on the resulting wealthy and thankful patrons.

11

For, among other reasons, the value added by advertisements isn't realized by the cinema patrons who are paying their time and money to see them.

12

However, other patrons felt that Ellen Pao intruded on their freedom to express themselves and their own opinions in the pub, and an uprising took place.

Quote examples

1

Also the "cyber club" that gives patrons access to any fantasy from Minority Report.

2

They also have a merch store, and go on tours, and all that, but they don't actually need to do either—their literal "patrons" give them a lot of money.

3

The bartender and some of the patrons were pretty into anime and games -- but the ones we tend to think of as "quintessentially Japanese" aren't universally known there.

4

Based on older stories about human trafficking, a lot of "patrons" hail from countries we would consider better than that, and many of them are middle-class or even upper-class, so it's not just a matter of social status either.

Proper noun examples

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Patrons were NOT happy about this situation.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use patrons in a sentence?

And if his presence discourages other patrons or consumes space that other paying patrons could have occupied, it's a drag on business.

What does patrons mean?

A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.

What part of speech is patrons?

patrons is commonly used as noun.