Similar words
sponsor
Worth distinguishing: mécène is specifically a patron of the arts; sponsor is the general word for a sponsor.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
patrocinador
Close — a patron (of the arts) relates to a sponsor.
Practice
1 What does mécène mean?
patron (of the arts)
2 Fill the gap: Ce riche ___ finance plusieurs artistes.
Full sentence: Ce riche mécène finance plusieurs artistes. (This wealthy patron funds several artists.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches mécène?
mécène: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.