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Patron vs. Regular — What's the Difference?

Patron vs. Regular — What's the Difference?

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Patron

A person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause
A celebrated patron of the arts

Regular

Customary, usual, or normal
The train's regular schedule.

Patron

A customer of a shop, restaurant, etc., especially a regular one
We surveyed the plushness of the hotel and its sleek, well-dressed patrons

Regular

Orderly, even, or symmetrical
Regular teeth.

Patron

A patrician in relation to a client.
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Regular

In conformity with a fixed procedure, principle, or discipline.

Patron

A person or institution with the right to grant a benefice to a member of the clergy.

Regular

Well-ordered; methodical
Regular habits.

Patron

One that supports, protects, or champions someone or something, such as an institution, event, or cause; a sponsor or benefactor
A patron of the arts.

Regular

Occurring at fixed intervals; periodic
Regular payments.

Patron

A customer, especially a regular customer.

Regular

Having bowel movements or menstrual periods with normal frequency.

Patron

(also pä-trōn) The owner or manager of an establishment, especially a restaurant or an inn of France or Spain.

Regular

Not varying; constant.

Patron

A noble or wealthy person in ancient Rome who granted favor and protection to someone in exchange for certain services.

Regular

Formally correct; proper.

Patron

A slave owner in ancient Rome who freed a slave without relinquishing all legal claim to him.

Regular

Having the required qualifications for an occupation
Not a regular lawyer.

Patron

One who possesses the right to grant an ecclesiastical benefice to a member of the clergy.

Regular

(Informal) Complete; thorough
A regular scoundrel.

Patron

A patron saint.

Regular

(Informal) Good; nice
A regular guy.

Patron

One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.

Regular

(Botany) Having symmetrically arranged parts of similar size and shape
Regular flowers.

Patron

A guardian or intercessor; patron saint.
St. Joseph is the patron of many different places.

Regular

(Grammar) Conforming to the usual pattern of inflection, derivation, or word formation.

Patron

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

Regular

(Ecclesiastical) Belonging to a religious order and bound by its rules
The regular clergy.

Patron

A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
This car park is for patrons only.

Regular

Having equal sides and equal angles. Used of polygons.

Patron

A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.

Regular

Having faces that are congruent regular polygons and congruent polyhedral angles. Used of polyhedrons.

Patron

One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.

Regular

Belonging to or constituting the permanent army of a nation.

Patron

(nautical) A padrone.

Regular

(Ecclesiastical) A member of the clergy or of a religious order.

Patron

A property owner, a landlord, a master. patroon.}}

Regular

A soldier belonging to a regular army.

Patron

To be a patron of; to patronize; to favour.

Regular

A dependable loyal person
One of the party regulars.

Patron

To treat as a patron.

Regular

A clothing size designed for persons of average height.

Patron

One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender.

Regular

A habitual customer.

Patron

A master who had freed his slave, but still retained some paternal rights over him.
Let him who works the client wrongBeware the patron's ire.

Regular

(Christianity) Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order (often as opposed to secular).
Regular clergy, in distinction from the secular clergy

Patron

One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art.

Regular

Having a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance.

Patron

One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.

Regular

Both equilateral and equiangular; having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size

Patron

A guardian saint. - called also patron saint.

Regular

Whose faces are all congruent regular polygons, equally inclined to each other.

Patron

See Padrone, 2.

Regular

Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence.

Patron

To be a patron of; to patronize; to favor.

Regular

(astronomy) Of a moon or other satellite: following a relatively close and prograde orbit with little inclination or eccentricity.

Patron

Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary.

Regular

Well-behaved, orderly; restrained (of a lifestyle etc.).

Patron

A regular customer

Regular

Happening at constant (especially short) intervals.
He made regular visits to go see his mother.

Patron

The proprietor of an inn

Regular

Following a set or common pattern; according to the normal rules of a given language.
"Walked" is the past tense of the regular verb "to walk".

Patron

Someone who supports or champions something

Regular

Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard.

Regular

Permanently organised; being part of a set professional body of troops.

Regular

Having bowel movements or menstrual periods at constant intervals in the expected way.
Maintaining a high-fibre diet keeps you regular.

Regular

(colloquial) Exemplary; excellent example of; utter, downright.
A regular genius; a regular John Bull

Regular

Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape.
A regular flower; a regular sea urchin

Regular

(crystallography) Isometric.

Regular

(snowboarding) Riding with the left foot forward.

Regular

Such that every set in its domain is both outer regular and inner regular.

Regular

Regularly, on a regular basis.

Regular

A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve).

Regular

A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.
Bartenders usually know their regulars by name.

Regular

A member of an armed forces or police force.

Regular

A frequent customer, client or business partner.
This gentleman was one of the architect's regulars.

Regular

(Canada) A coffee with one cream and one sugar.

Regular

Anything that is normal or standard.

Regular

A member of a religious order who has taken the three ordinary vows.

Regular

A number for each year, giving, added to the concurrents, the number of the day of the week on which the Paschal full moon falls.

Regular

A fixed number for each month serving to ascertain the day of the week, or the age of the moon, on the first day of any month.

Regular

Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building.

Regular

Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course, practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or irrational variation; returning at stated intervals; steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular succession of day and night; regular habits.

Regular

Constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized; permanently organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular physican; a regular nomination; regular troops.

Regular

Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy.

Regular

Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug.

Regular

Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea urchin.

Regular

Same as Isometric.

Regular

A member of any religious order or community who has taken the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and who has been solemnly recognized by the church.

Regular

A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing army; - chiefly used in the plural.

Regular

A regular patron;
An habitue of the racetrack
A bum who is a Central Park fixture

Regular

A soldier in the regular army

Regular

A dependable follower (especially in party politics);
He is one of the party regulars

Regular

A garment size for persons of average height and weight

Regular

In accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle;
His regular calls on his customers
Regular meals
Regular duties

Regular

Often used as intensifiers;
A regular morass of details
A regular nincompoop
He's a veritable swine

Regular

Conforming to a standard or pattern;
Following the regular procedure of the legislature
A regular electrical outlet

Regular

(of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula

Regular

Regularly scheduled for fixed times;
At a regular meeting of the PTA
Regular bus departures

Regular

In accord with regular practice or procedure;
Took his regular morning walk
Her regular bedtime

Regular

Occurring at fixed intervals;
A regular beat
The even rhythm of his breathing

Regular

Relating to a person who does something regularly;
A regular customer
A steady drinker

Regular

(used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces;
The regular army

Regular

Not constipated

Regular

Symmetrically arranged;
Even features
Regular features
A regular polygon

Regular

Not deviating from what is normal;
Her regular bedtime

Regular

Officially full-time;
Regular students

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