padrone /pəˈdrōn, , pəˈdroʊn 
, pəˈdrōnā, pəˈdroʊneɪ/ ▸ noun (plural padrones /-ˈdrōnāz, -ˈdrōnz/) 1 US informal an employer, especially one who exploits immigrant workers. ▪ a Mafia boss.
2 (in Italy) the proprietor of a hotel. – ORIGIN Italian, ‘patron, master’.
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