'Padrone' definitions:
noun
An owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy
noun
An employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.
- Padrone \Pa*dro"ne\, n.; pl. It. Padroni, E. Padrones. [It.
See Patron.]
- 1. A patron; a protector.
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- 2. The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.
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- 3. A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian
laborers, street musicians, etc.
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- 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
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