godfather

godfather
noun
  1. a male godparent
    教父
  2. a man who is influential in a movement or organization, through providing support for it or through playing a leading or innovatory part in it
    对某一运动(或组织)产生影响的男子
    the godfather of alternative comedy.
    对非传统喜剧有重要影响的人。
    ■a person directing an illegal organization, especially a leader of the American Mafia
    非法组织(尤指美国黑手党)的首领
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