(n.) A robber; a pirate; hence, loosely, a rogue or rascal.
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Padrone
Definition:
(n.) A patron; a protector.
(n.) The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.
(n.) A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) European Journal of Histochemistry 47:385-388 · Vazquez Padron, R.I., Gonzalez Cabrera, J., Garcia Tovar, C., Neri Bazan, L., Lopez Revilla, R., Hernandez, M., Morena Fierros, L., De la Riva, G.A.
(2) There are some seared peppers padron with salted almonds and only a few flakes of salt cod.
(3) Penrose’s staff turnover is close to zero, as is the number of sick days, says co-founder Robert Stephenson-Padron.
(4) · Vazquez Padron, R.I., Moreno Fierros, L., Neri Bazan, L., De la Riva, G.A., Lopez Revilla, R., (1999).
(5) An evaluation was made of Padron-Dock-Stader sulfide (PDS) agar for the rapid detection of Salmonella and Arizona microorganisms in foods.
(6) Signatories also included Jeremy Bennett, chief executive officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Nomura Holdings; Alistair Phillips-Davies, chief executive of the energy company SSE, Chris Britton, founder and partner at B&B Investment and former chief executive of the Findus Group; Sir Ian Cheshire, chief executive of Kingfisher; Iain Ferguson, chairman of the Stobart Group; Steve Marshall, executive chair of Balfour Beatty; Kevin Mcgrath, chair of M&M Property Asset Management; Robert Stephenson-Padron, managing director of Penrose Care; and Craig Wilson, managing director of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services, UK.