godfather

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A godfather is a male godparent. 教父
2. N-COUNT A powerful man who is at the head of a criminal organization is sometimes referred to as a godfather. 犯罪组织的头目
...the feared godfather of the Mafia. ...人人畏惧的黑手党头目。
3. N-COUNT You can refer to a man who started or developed something such as a style of music as the godfather of that thing. 教父; 开拓者; 创始人[journalism] [N 'of' n]
...the godfather of soul, James Brown. ...灵魂音乐教父詹姆士·布朗。