padrones

noun

variants or padroni
plural of padrone
as in patrons

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  1. patrons
  2. innkeepers
  3. landlords
Noun
  • For customers, the bigger takeaway is that competition in fast food appears to be getting tighter, especially as hungry patrons pay closer attention to freshness, variety and value.
    — Staff reports, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • Pride events are held today in San Diego to honor the Stonewall uprising of 1969, when police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City and patrons fought back in a dayslong confrontation.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of patrons
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 innkeepers
Noun
  • The office vacancy rate was at its post-pandemic peak, and some landlords were defaulting on their mortgages.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
  • And even with funds, many landlords don’t want to rent to those with criminal convictions.
    — Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Definition of landlords
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“Padrones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/padrones. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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