noun, masculine/patɾoθinaˈdoɾ/plural: patrocinadores
sponsor (person or organisation that pays part of the cost of an event or service)
“...quien hasta hace muy poco consideraba un "patrocinador del terrorismo".” — ...who, until very recently ago, was considered a "sponsor of terrorism".
Synonyms: mecenas, auspiciador
Etymology tree Latin patrōnus Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-der. Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Latin -cinor Latin patrōcinārībor. Spanish patrocinar Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Spanish -dor Spanish patrocinador From patrocinar + -dor.