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padrone::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | employer |
Examples of padrone
padrone
He is remembered or imagined as the dark padrone, courtly and caring, a big tipper to the little people.
From the time.com
By this time the Old Man has been transmogrified into a wise and mellow padrone, and the story shifts a generation.
From the time.com
To be honest, Lollobrigida is limited as an actress, but she is perfectly cast as Marietta, a servant of the town's padrone, Don Cesar.
From the sfgate.com
An old man, very much the figure of a Tuscan padrone, waved his hat at me from where he was sheltering under an olive tree.
From the independent.co.uk
They were conscripted by a padrone or labor boss, who signed them into bondage in return for providing them passage to and a job in the United States.
From the suntimes.com
- An owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy
- An employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.
- The padrone system was an indentured labor system that preyed upon Italian immigrants to the United States.
- Patron, boss, employer
