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godfather

[god-fah-ther] / ˈgɒdˌfɑ ðər /
NOUN
sponsor
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Epstein declined, saying he had promised his goddaughter he "would not be godfather to anyone else".

From BBC

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.

From BBC

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those who chose the dimly lit path happened upon their version of an A-list celebrity: the man known as the godfather of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal