godfather
/ˈgɒdˌfɑːðə(r)/noun
1
- a male godparent教父。
2
- 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对某一运动（或组织）产生影响的男子：
the godfather of alternative comedy.
对非传统喜剧有重要影响的人。
2.1
- a person directing an illegal organization, especially a leader of the American Mafia非法组织（尤指美国黑手党）的首领。