GODFATHER


Meaning of GODFATHER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ gɒdfɑ:ðə(r) ]

( godfathers)

1.

A godfather is a male godparent.

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2.

A powerful man who is at the head of a criminal organization is sometimes referred to as a godfather .

...the feared godfather of the Mafia.

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3.

You can refer to a man who started or developed something such as a style of music as the godfather of that thing. ( JOURNALISM )

...the godfather of soul, James Brown.

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