padrone

noun

Definition of padronenext
as in innkeeper

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Recent Examples of padrone Instead, much of this awkward English-language period piece focuses on peasants’ struggle to overthrow padrone control just after the First World War. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for padrone
  1. innkeeper
  2. patron
  3. landlord
Noun
  • Her great-grandparents, innkeepers in modern-day Belarus, were massacred by the Nazis along with most of their town.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 June 2026
  • The state has asked Lake and Porter counties to adopt a 1% food and beverage tax and for Lake County to pass a 5% innkeepers tax.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Definition of innkeeper
Noun
  • To date, patrons of the Central Arkansas Library System have submitted reconsideration requests only rarely.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
  • After Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos served as lead sponsors and honorary chairs of the 2026 Met Gala, multiple sources say Wintour had hoped the couple might return as major patrons in 2027.
    — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of patron
Noun
  • Three notices in a year's time and the landlord has the right to evict a tenant.
    — John Ramos, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Swiped from the DeLind Fine Art Appraisals under mysterious circumstance, the artwork resurfaced thanks to Milwaukee landlord Tim Dertz.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of landlord

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“Padrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/padrone. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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