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Italian word

padrone

owner, master, boss, landlord

Looks like

patron

a person who gives financial support to an artist; a regular customer

⚠️ The trap

English 'patron' implies support and positive connotation (patron of the arts, patron saint). Italian 'padrone' is neutral-to-negative — it means the person who owns or controls something (employer, landlord, dog's owner). 'Padrone di casa' = landlord. 'Fare il padrone' = to act like the boss.

To say "a person who gives financial support to an artist; a regular customer" in Italian:

padrone (owner/boss); mecenate (patron of the arts); habitué/cliente fisso (regular patron of a venue)

"padrone" in English means:

owner, master, boss, landlord

Example

"Il padrone di casa ha aumentato l'affitto."

"The landlord has raised the rent."

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