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noun
- 1. an employer, especially one who exploits immigrant workers. informal US
- 2. (in Italy) the proprietor of a hotel.
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noun. pa· dro· ne pə-ˈdrō-nē. plural padrones or padroni pə-ˈdrō-nē. Synonyms of padrone. 1. a. : master. b. : an Italian innkeeper. 2. : a person who secures employment especially for Italian immigrants. Examples of padrone in a Sentence.
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.
padrone in British English. (pəˈdrəʊnɪ ) noun Word forms: plural -nes or -ni (-niː ) 1. the owner or proprietor of an inn, esp in Italy. 2. US. an employer who completely controls his or her workers, esp one who exploits Italian immigrants in the US. Collins English Dictionary.
Jul 10, 2024 · padrone. Other forms: padrones. Definitions of padrone. noun. an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy. see more. noun. an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S. see more.
pa·dro·ne. (pə-drō′nē, -nā) n. pl. pa·dro·nes (-nēz, -nāz) or pa·dro·ni (-nē) 1. An owner or manager, especially of an inn; a proprietor. 2. A person who exploitatively employs or finds work for immigrants, especially Italian immigrants.
Padrone definition: An owner or manager, especially of an inn; a proprietor.
(US English, informal) an employer, especially one who exploits immigrant workers Examples There is no question that in many instances padrones were able to exploit the relative ignorance of immigrant workers to capture a large share of the gains from mobilizing labor.North American He works the national borders between southern Europe and the t...
