PADRONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does padrone mean? 

• PADRONE (noun)
  The noun PADRONE has 2 senses:

1. an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy

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

  Familiarity information: PADRONE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PADRONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("padrone" is a kind of...):

boniface; host; innkeeper (the owner or manager of an inn)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("padrone" is a kind of...):

employer (a person or firm that employs workers)