father
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8.3
- noun
- /ˈfɑːðər/
- And when my father's away, I'm the boss of this family, so I think you'd better listen to what I'm telling you, okay?
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Examples
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Some relatives believe that my father gambled at clubs that were owned by organized crime families.
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ALEX: Major is challenging your father for the role of leader.
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But my father was very engaged in the syndicates.
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The death of my father sent shock waves through the underworld.
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The prosecutors revealed that the crime lord was known as the father of the local mob.
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Everyone feared the father who controlled the entire network of organized crime in the city.
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Witnesses claimed that the father of the crime family was involved in numerous illegal activities.
Synonyms
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9.6
A leader of a crime family, especially in the Mafia
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3.9
A man who supports and guides someone in their career or work
Compounds
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7.0
A person who helped create the United States by writing the Constitution in 1787
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3.9
A man who gives care and guidance like a father to someone who is not his child
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9.9
A Christian writer from the early centuries whose writings help shape church teaching
- Formal
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9.9
A leading early Christian writer whose teachings helped form church beliefs
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8.2
English people who sailed to America on the Mayflower in 1620 and started a settlement in New England
- Formal
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9.9
An early church writer who has a link to an Apostle or their close students and writes about the faith
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Etymology
Father comes from Old English fæder, originally meaning the head of a family, so it can be used for a leader or boss of a family group. That's why a crime 'father' is the person in charge of the whole network.