Patron
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A supporter A customer A property owner who hires a contractor for construction works An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
Example sentence: She was a patron saint of the peripheral.
Sponsor
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To be a sponsor for.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A person or organisation with some sort of responsibility for another person or organisation, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.One that pays all or part of the cost of an event, a publication, or a media program, usually in exchange for advertising time.
Example sentence: I am so grateful that respected global swimwear brand Arena stepped up to support U.S. Paralympics as a supplier. They also sponsor me individually, as their first Paralympic swimmer.