godfather
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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.
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The former general was the 'godfather' of the settler movement.
He's become a sort of a 'godfather' to the event; his philosophy is the festival's philosophy.
the 'godfather' of alternative comedy
A near 'godfather' to the stand-up genre, Pryor is a legend when it comes to biting wit and acidic observation - acts like Chris Rock owe a great debt to the comedian.
He acknowledged Ernest's roll as 'godfather' of the movement and Ernest stayed involved for a number of years.
Venables has made Graham a 'godfather' to his daughter.
If there was a mafia at Clear Ridge High, Shelley was the 'godfather' , the Marlon Brando of mobsters.
Kenneth Koch is the 'godfather' of a literary movement, called in the good old days of funding for arts, Poets-in-the-Schools.
Coming as he did without the help of a 'godfather' to the industry, Dino constantly points out that he does not have the chances that a Khanna or a Bachchan junior has in the industry.
Grant, the actress's ex-boyfriend, who remains a close friend, has denied claims he would be 'godfather' to the baby.
Irwin Schiff, the 'godfather' of the movement, is insistent that you shouldn't just take his word for anything: You should check the statutes.
She died in her early 60s but Hislop is 'godfather' to the friend's daughter.
He went on, explaining how he is the 'godfather' to his dead friend's children, and how he was worrying about them.
The film has rough edges to go with its scruffy surroundings, but most of it works and you can see the influence of indie 'godfather' John Sayles, for whom Kusama has worked as an assistant.
This coincidence allows me to boldly claim it is I who am the 'godfather' of the whole alt-country movement.
According to Guyanese tradition, a female child will have two godmothers and one 'godfather' , and a male child will have two godfathers and one godmother.
When he went to prison, he was running a crime family business as the 'godfather' .
He remains close friends with Redgrave and is a 'godfather' to both his and Cracknell's children.
the Mafia 'godfather' believed to be behind the murder of two judges
The scene was reminiscent of the Mafia 'godfather' who goes to confession on Sunday before returning to his normal criminal activities on Monday.
He was a 'godfather' to a dozen kids, and lavished them all with expensive gifts.
‘Eh, you Americans know nothing,’ Viktor said with a Russian accent, which vaguely reminded me of an Italian mafia 'godfather' .
Gotti joined the powerful Gambino crime family in 1966 when it was headed by Mafia 'godfather' Carlo Gambino.
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.
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.
The Applicant is 'godfather' to three in each family.
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.
So when my sister casually turned to me at Christmas and asked if I would be the 'godfather' to her baby, I quickly agreed without really thinking about it.
And this calls for a toast to the man who did it all alone without a 'godfather' to ride on.
When the godson was in high school, the 'godfather' contacted him by e-mail.
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