Synonyms for godfather
ˈgɒdˌfɑ ðərgod·fa·ther

Princeton's WordNet

1. godfathernoun

   any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism

2. godfathernoun

   someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild

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1. • Godparent
   • Patron

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1. godfathernoun

   Synonyms:
   sponsor

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1. List of paraphrases for "godfather":

   sponsor, sponsoring, nominating

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1. Francis Ford Coppola:

   Mario Puzo wrote some beautiful novels, but he wrote ‘The Godfather’ to make money, mario loved his family and he wanted to take care of them, so he wrote a book he thought would be a bestseller, but it was a bit of a potboiler.

2. Alfonso Cuaron:

   Films like 'Citizen Kane,' 'Jaws,' 'Rashomon,' 'The Godfather' and 'Breathless,'.

3. Ted Cruz:

   Fox News Digital's about the big guy. Fox News Digital's about the Godfather, Hunter Biden is the Godfather. He is the one who ultimately is profiting on this corruption, he is the one who is abusing official authority to further the criminal activity of his family members. And that's why this is an issue of public corruption.

4. But Stratton:

   It was very difficult for him to ask his father permission to leave [the lifestyle], his father wasn’t happy about it. In the tape, you can see his father basically ripping through Junior. ‘Where’s your dignity? Where’s your manhood?’ But then he changes at a certain point. He becomes a father, instead of the godfather and the boss of the Gambino family. He understand that the life he led can go one or two ways. You die in prison or you die on the street.

5. Russell Wayne Baker:

   A group of politicians deciding to dump a President because his morals are bad is like the Mafia getting together to bump off the Godfather for not going to church on Sunday.