Padrone

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An owner or manager, especially of an inn; a proprietor.
  • n. A man who exploitatively employs or finds work for Italian immigrants in America.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A patron; a protector.
  • n. The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.
  • n. A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian labourers, street musicians, etc.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A patron; a protector.
  • n. The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.
  • n. A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A master; especially, a person, generally an Italian, who owns hand-organs and lets them out to itinerant players, or who systematically employs destitute children to beg for his benefit; also, an Italian labor-contractor; one who lets out Italian laborers in a body.
  • n. In Italy: The prime minister of the papal curia.
  • n. The landlord of an inn.
  • n. The captain or master of a Mediterranean trader.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.
  • n. an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    employer    innkeeper    host    boniface   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    patron    protector   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    personaggio    informazioni    ex-mayor    towrope    pubblica    somma    saggio    l'uomo    conto    valance