A patron, a client; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.
A native official who exacted customs duties.
A person, especially one engaging in some sort of interaction with others.
A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.
One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
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.