padrone

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy
  2. noun an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.

Etymology

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

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