padrone

n. 主人, 旅馆老板, <美俚> 船主, 包工头

词形变化

padrones 复数 padrones padroni padroni 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A landlord; the master of a large estate.

  2. 2.

    The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.

  3. 3.

    A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Greek or Italian labourers, street musicians, child beggars, etc.

  4. 4.

    A mafia boss.

  5. 5.

    A patron; a protector.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

host employer innkeeper boniface

词源

From Italian padrone, from Latin patronus. Doublet of patron, Patronus, patroon, and pattern.

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