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- Dictionarypadrone/pəˈdrəʊni/
noun
- 1. an employer, especially one who exploits immigrant workers. informal US
- 2. (in Italy) the proprietor of a hotel.
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noun. pa· dro· ne pə-ˈdrō-nē. plural padrones or padroni pə-ˈdrō-nē. Synonyms of padrone. 1. a. : master. b. : an Italian innkeeper. 2. : a person who secures employment especially for Italian immigrants. Examples of padrone in a Sentence.
padrone. / pəˈdrəʊnɪ / noun. the owner or proprietor of an inn, esp in Italy. an employer who completely controls his workers, esp a man who exploits Italian immigrants in the US.
noun. 1. patron; master; boss. 2. in Italy. a. a master of a Mediterranean trading ship. b. an innkeeper. 3. US, Obsolete. a contractor for immigrant Italian laborers in America. Also It. Italian paˈdrone (pɑˈdʀɔnɛ) Word forms: plural Italian paˈdroni (pɑˈdʀɔni) Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
pa·dro·ne. (pə-drō′nē, -nā) n. pl. pa·dro·nes (-nēz, -nāz) or pa·dro·ni (-nē) 1. An owner or manager, especially of an inn; a proprietor. 2. A person who exploitatively employs or finds work for immigrants, especially Italian immigrants.
Oct 17, 2024 · Noun. [edit] padrone (plural padrones or padroni) A patron; a protector. A landlord; the master of a large estate. The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean. A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Greek or Italian labourers, street musicians, child beggars, etc. A mafia boss. Anagrams. [edit] aproned, operand, pandore. Italian.
padrone. Other forms: padrones. Definitions of padrone. noun. an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy. see more. noun. an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S. see more.
Padrone definition: An owner or manager, especially of an inn; a proprietor.
