padrone

1. An owner or manager, especially of an inn; a proprietor.
2. A man who exploitatively employs or finds work for Italian immigrants in America.

[Italian, from Latin patrōnus, patron. See patron.]

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy

Meaning #2: an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.