padróne
11padrone — noun (plural nes or padroni) Etymology: Italian, protector, owner, from Latin patronus patron Date: 1670 1. a. master b. an Italian innkeeper 2. a person who secures employment especially for Italian immigrants …
12padrone — padronism /peuh droh niz euhm/, n. /peuh droh nee, nay/; It. /pah drddaw ne/, n., pl. padrones / neez, nayz/, It. padroni / nee/. 1. a master; boss. 2. an employer, esp. of immigrant laborers, who provides communal housing and eating arrangements …
13padrone — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …
14padrone — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. master, lord, patron, boss, chief; see also master 1 …
15Padrone — Pa|dro|ne auch: Pad|ro|ne 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: dro|ni〉 Herr, Wirt, Chef [Etym.: ital.] …
16padrone — pl.m. padroni sing.f. padrona …
17padrone — n. Italian owner or manager; (USA) employer who hires Italian immigrants; innkeeper, person who owns an inn …
18padrone — (pah DROH neh) [Italian] A master or boss; one who employs and exploits immigrant workers by failing to provide proper working conditions, housing, etc. Also, an Italian innkeeper or employer of street musicians. See also patrón …
19padrone — [pa drəʊneɪ, ni] noun (plural padrones) a patron or master, especially a Mafia boss. Origin from Ital …
20padrone — n 1. master, overlord, lord, lord and master, ruler, tyrant, despot, dictator; employer, Inf. boss, Inf. bossman, Inf. big boss, man in charge; leader, head, headman, captain, sachem, chief, chieftain; superior, commander, commandant; manager,… …
