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Italian

Noun

{{it-noun|padron|m|e|i}} (feminine padrona)

  1. master
  2. owner
  3. host
  4. landlord
  5. employer, boss


Derived terms


de:padrone fr:padrone ko:padrone hy:padrone io:padrone it:padrone pl:padrone ru:padrone vi:padrone zh:padrone

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Padrone \Pa*dro"ne\, n.; pl. It. Padroni, E. Padrones. [It.
See Patron.]
1. A patron; a protector.
[1913 Webster]

2. The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.
[1913 Webster]

3. A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian
laborers, street musicians, etc.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet padrone
n 1: an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy
2: an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.
Moby Dictionary
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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