Manager and Patron

Opposite meaning words

Manager noun - A person who manages or directs something.

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Patron is an antonym for manager.

Patron noun - A person who buys a product or uses a service from a business.

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Manager is an antonym for patron in topics: person who supports a cause, person who does business at establishment.

fellow	fellow manager	fellow patron
good	good manager	good patron
female	female manager	female patron
rich	rich manager	rich patron
Other adjectives: best, typical, current, original, rude, powerful, male, big, shady, famous, new, former, mysterious, aggressive, last, local, financial.

This was invoked in the 1940s movie Bedlam when corrupt asylum manager Boris Karloff has a patient painted gold to play a statue as an amusement for a patron.

Source: Body Paint
Casting Couch: Christine was hired at the opera despite having no voice because she's the manager's patron's girlfriend.

Source: Discworld / Maskerade
This is the exact opposite of her counterpart in Phantom of the Opera, where Christine was an incredibly talented singer who caught the eye of and became the manager's patron's girlfriend because of her amazing voice.

Source: Discworld / Maskerade

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