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pa·dro·ne P0009900 (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. [Italian, from Latin patrōnus, patron; see patron.] pa·dro′nism n. padrone (pəˈdrəʊnɪ) n, pl -nes or -ni (-niː) 1. the owner or proprietor of an inn, esp in Italy2. (Commerce) US an employer who completely controls his workers, esp a man who exploits Italian immigrants in the US[C17: from Italian; see patron1]pa•dro•ne (pəˈdroʊ ni, -neɪ) n., pl. -nes, -ni (-nē). 1. a master; boss. 2. an employer, esp. of immigrant laborers. 3. an innkeeper. [1660–70; < Italian; see patron] pa•dro′nism (-nɪz əm) n. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | padrone - an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italyinnkeeper, boniface, host - the owner or manager of an inn | | 2. | padrone - an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.employer - a person or firm that employs workers |
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Words related to padronenoun an owner or proprietor of an inn in ItalyRelated Wordsnoun an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the URelated Words |