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-uhm], /pəˈdroʊ nɪz əm/, noun

Words nearby padrone

Padova, padparadschah sapphire, padre, Padre Island, padrino, padrone, pad saw, pad stone, pad thai, Padua, paduasoy

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Example sentences from the Web for padrone

Phil looked admiringly at the boy who was not afraid of the padrone.
Phil the Fiddler|Horatio Alger, Jr.
Pietro opened the door, and called out in harsh tones: "Get up, all of you, or the padrone will be here with his stick!"
Phil the Fiddler|Horatio Alger, Jr.
It would be far wiser to sit here and test the luncheon the padrone provided for us.
Irma in Italy|Helen Leah Reed
He must know the result of the padrone's interview with Salvatore, and he could not leave the padrona.
The Call of the Blood|Robert Smythe Hichens

Padrone, the Imperial command is always to spare the villages.
Vittoria, Complete|George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for padrone

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 patron 1

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单词	padrone
释义	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-uhm], /pəˈdroʊ nɪz əm/, noun Words nearby padrone Padova, padparadschah sapphire, padre, Padre Island, padrino, padrone, pad saw, pad stone, pad thai, Padua, paduasoy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for padrone Phil looked admiringly at the boy who was not afraid of the padrone. Phil the Fiddler\|Horatio Alger, Jr. Pietro opened the door, and called out in harsh tones: "Get up, all of you, or the padrone will be here with his stick!" Phil the Fiddler\|Horatio Alger, Jr. It would be far wiser to sit here and test the luncheon the padrone provided for us. Irma in Italy\|Helen Leah Reed He must know the result of the padrone's interview with Salvatore, and he could not leave the padrona. The Call of the Blood\|Robert Smythe Hichens Padrone, the Imperial command is always to spare the villages. Vittoria, Complete\|George Meredith British Dictionary definitions for padrone 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 patron 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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