godfather
教父
definition
noun
You can name just one godparent, or two godmothers or godfathers .
a male godparent.
the godfather of alternative comedy
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.
translation of 'godfather'
verb
当教父
noun
教父
example
Kenneth Koch is the 'godfather' of a literary movement, called in the good old days of funding for arts, Poets-in-the-Schools.
When the godson was in high school, the 'godfather' contacted him by e-mail.
He acknowledged Ernest's roll as 'godfather' of the movement and Ernest stayed involved for a number of years.
the 'godfather' of alternative comedy
he is 'godfather' to her son
Thieves returned a stolen car with a note saying sorry and eight bottles of champagne after discovering it belonged to the son of a Mafia 'godfather' in Castellammare, Sicily.
Qualcomm could have become a 'godfather' to all the world's CDMA, 3G manufacturers and adopted an appropriate business model, much like ARM did by licensing its cores.
Being rich, he thought that the solution would be to buy a child, so he went to Jan, remembering that strange day when Jan had suggested that he be the 'godfather' to his new boy.
The former general was the 'godfather' of the settler movement.
When he went to prison, he was running a crime family business as the 'godfather' .
Sutton was such a close friend of her parents that he was 'godfather' to another of their children.
A malign version of myself, more outrageous and more cunning, he became the 'godfather' and I the consiglieri of our two-man ‘mob’.
If there was a mafia at Clear Ridge High, Shelley was the 'godfather' , the Marlon Brando of mobsters.
the Mafia 'godfather' believed to be behind the murder of two judges
I am one hundred percent sure that Luisa made a bargain in exchange that she'll get her 'godfather' to get them a gig at his club.
He's become a sort of a 'godfather' to the event; his philosophy is the festival's philosophy.
Milligan, who became known as the 'godfather' of alternative comedy before his death a fortnight ago, spent four agonising years writing the book and joked he was nearly driven mad in the process.
Gotti joined the powerful Gambino crime family in 1966 when it was headed by Mafia 'godfather' Carlo Gambino.
During his career, Roger once shared a flat with former England captain David Gower, who is the 'godfather' to Roger's oldest son, George.
the 'godfather' of alternative comedy
He went on, explaining how he is the 'godfather' to his dead friend's children, and how he was worrying about them.
He remains close friends with Redgrave and is a 'godfather' to both his and Cracknell's children.
Stranger still, he was the 'godfather' to Nelson's son, who was now also his brother-in-law.
Petipa, after all, was 'godfather' to the big ‘new’ ballet at New York City Ballet in spring, 1999, Peter Martins's staging of Swan Lake.
Venables has made Graham a 'godfather' to his daughter.
The Applicant is 'godfather' to three in each family.
And this calls for a toast to the man who did it all alone without a 'godfather' to ride on.
The guiding musical spirit and 'godfather' to the whole project is conductor Valery Gergiev, who brings out all the mordancy and instrumental color suggested by the notes.
It's been a busy week for the pop star as he was named as the 'godfather' to fellow star Bryan McFadden's newborn baby.
Grant, the actress's ex-boyfriend, who remains a close friend, has denied claims he would be 'godfather' to the baby.
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