Dictionary 1. (n.) A patron; a protector.2. (n.) The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean. 3. (n.) A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc. Thesaurus boss bwana chef chief church dignitary ecclesiarch elder employer goodman guru husband liege liege lord lord lord paramount master overlord paramount paterfamilias patriarch patron rabbi sahib seigneur seignior starets teacher |