Patron vs. Regular — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Patron and Regular
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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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