padrone

Other forms: padrones

Definitions of padrone
  1. noun
    an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy
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    type of:
    boniface, host, innkeeper
    the owner or manager of an inn
  2. noun
    an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.
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    type of:
    employer
    a person or firm that employs workers
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