| Padrone 1. (n.) A patron; a protector. 2. (n.) The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean. 3. (n.) A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc. Thesaurus Entries boss, bwana, chef, chief, church dignitary, ecclesiarch, elder, employer, goodman, guru, husband, liege, liege lord, lord, lord paramount, master, overlord, paramount, paterfamilias, patriarch, patron, rabbi, sahib, seigneur, seignior, starets, teacher |