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patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; financial supporter
sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha)
patron; master; manager; boss
若い画家がパトロンを得た。
A young painter found a patron.
彼は地元のオーケストラのパトロンになった。
He became a patron of the local orchestra.
メディチ家はルネサンス芸術家の主要なパトロンだった。
The Medici family were major patrons of Renaissance artists.