What does "padrone" mean?
Padrone: The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.
Additional senses
- 2.A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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