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Padrone

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Noun

1. padrone

an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy

2. padrone

an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Padrone

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noun plural -nes or -ni (-niː)
1. 
the owner or proprietor of an inn, esp in Italy
2. US
an employer who completely controls his or her workers, esp one who exploits Italian immigrants in the US

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Padrone

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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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Padrone

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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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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