Someone who trades money for goods or services as an individual.
One who, or that which, consumes.
An organism (heterotroph) that uses other organisms for food in order to gain energy.
The consumer base of a product, service or business.
An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.
One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.
One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
A padrone.