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padrone


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Padrone  \Pa*dro"ne\,  n.;  pl  It  {Padroni},  E.  {Padrones}.  [It. 
  See  {Patron}.] 
  1.  A  patron;  a  protector. 
 
  2.  The  master  of  a  small  coaster  in  the  Mediterranean. 
 
  3.  A  man  who  imports,  and  controls  the  earnings  of  Italian 
  laborers,  street  musicians,  etc 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  padrone 
  n  1:  an  owner  or  proprietor  of  an  inn  in  Italy 
  2:  an  employer  who  exploits  Italian  immigrants  in  the  U.S. 




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