Padrone

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  padrone
       n 1: an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy
       2: an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "padrone":
     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