godfather
Example Sentences
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In Districts 3 and 4, they ran younger members of the family, better educated and with less of a godfather image than the older generation.
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When I asked him if his reputation as the godfather of Corsica was true, he replied: "Yes, I'm the godfather, but only to my grandchildren."
From BBC
Netflix, as the godfather of movie streaming, has historically bypassed theatrical runs and sent only some of its original films to theaters for brief periods.
Those who chose the dimly lit path happened upon their version of an A-list celebrity: the man known as the godfather of AI.
At a different event in Washington, Sanders recently pressed Geoffrey Hinton, considered one of the godfathers of AI, on what AI could mean for employment.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
