padrone
[ puh-droh-nee, -ney; Italian pah-draw-ne ]
/ pəˈdroʊ ni, -neɪ; Italian pɑˈdrɔ nɛ /
noun, plural pa·dro·nes [puh-droh-neez, -neyz] /pəˈdroʊ niz, -neɪz/, Italian pa·dro·ni [pah-draw-nee] /pɑˈdrɔ ni/.
a master; boss.
an employer, especially of immigrant laborers, who provides communal housing and eating arrangements, controls the allocation of pay, etc., in a manner that exploits the workers.
an innkeeper.
Origin of padrone
From Italian, dating back to 1660–70; see origin at
patron
OTHER WORDS FROM padrone
pa·dro·nism [puh-droh-niz-uh m] /pəˈdroʊ nɪz əm/, nounWords nearby padrone
padova,
padparadschah sapphire,
padre,
padre island,
padrino,
padrone,
padsaw,
padua,
paduasoy,
paducah,
padus
Example sentences from the Web for padroni
British Dictionary definitions for padroni
padrone
/ (pəˈdrəʊnɪ) /
noun plural -nes or -ni (-niː)
the owner or proprietor of an inn, esp in Italy
US
an employer who completely controls his workers, esp a man who exploits Italian immigrants in the US
Word Origin for padrone
C17: from Italian; see
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