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pa·dro·ne  audio  (p-drn, -n) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. pa·dro·nes  (-nz, -nz) KEY  or pa·dro·ni  (-n) KEY 
  1. An owner or manager, especially of an inn; a proprietor.
  2. A man who exploitatively employs or finds work for Italian immigrants in America.
ETYMOLOGY:
Italian, from Latin patrnus, patron ; see patron

OTHER FORMS:
pa·dronism(Noun)


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