(~s)
1.
A ~ 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 ~.
...the feared ~ 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 ~ of that thing. (JOURNALISM)
...the ~ of soul, James Brown.
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