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beer baron

beer baron noun: a prominent owner of a large-scale beer brewing enterprise.

Noun

beer baron (plural beer barons)

  1. A prominent owner of a large-scale beer brewing enterprise.
    • He was everything you expected an old time beer baron to be. He was a hard task master, tough and he expected everyone else to work hard.1987, Keith Dunstan, The Amber Nectar, Ringwood: Vicking O'Neil, page 89
  2. (US) Somebody who organises the illegal production and sale of beer during a time of Prohibition.

Forms of beer baron

pluralbeer barons

Questions about beer baron

What does beer baron mean?
Beer baron means a prominent owner of a large-scale beer brewing enterprise.
What part of speech is beer baron?
Beer baron is a noun.
What is the plural of beer baron?
The plural of beer baron is beer barons.

Words near beer baron in the dictionary

  1. beer and pretzels games
  2. beer and skittles
  3. beer babies
  4. beer baby
  5. beer bar
  6. beer baron
  7. beer barons
  8. beer barrel
  9. beer barrels
  10. beer bars
  11. beer bash

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