padrone
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
1Other words from padrone
- pa·dro·nism [puh-droh-niz-uhm], /pəˈdroʊ nɪz əm/, noun
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How to use padrone in a sentence
The men uncovered their heads, as the noble padrones passed.
The Title Market | Emily PostDuring our wanderings I had met several padrones who used to beat the children who worked for them.
Nobody's Boy | Hector MalotPadrones who operate in places distant from ports of entry easily avoid detection in this way.
Child Labor in City Streets | Edward Nicholas ClopperIn most cases these padrones derive an income from each boy of from $100 to as high as $500 a year.
Child Labor in City Streets | Edward Nicholas ClopperThe saloon keeper has his instructions from the padrones and acts as their distributing agent.
Child Labor in City Streets | Edward Nicholas Clopper
British Dictionary definitions for padrone
/ (pəˈdrəʊnɪ) /
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
Origin of padrone
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