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beer barons

beer barons is the plural of beer baron.

Meaning of beer baron

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.

Questions about beer barons

What is beer barons the plural of?
Beer barons is the plural of beer baron.

Words near beer barons in the dictionary

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

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