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brewmaster

brewmaster noun: a person in charge of beer production at a brewery.

Noun

brewmaster (plural brewmasters)

  1. A person in charge of beer production at a brewery
    • Garrett Oliver, the brewmaster at the Brooklyn Brewery, cites the high cost of labor and storage for these beers, which are made by hand in small lots.2009 January 7, Eric Asimov, “Roll Out the Barrel, Open Your Wallet”, in New York Times

Forms of brewmaster

pluralbrewmasters

Origin of brewmaster

From brew + master, a calque of German Braumeister.

Questions about brewmaster

What does brewmaster mean?
Brewmaster means a person in charge of beer production at a brewery.
What part of speech is brewmaster?
Brewmaster is a noun.
What is the plural of brewmaster?
The plural of brewmaster is brewmasters.

Words near brewmaster in the dictionary

  1. brewings
  2. Brewington
  3. Brewingtons
  4. brewis
  5. brewises
  6. brewmaster
  7. brewmasters
  8. brewmistress
  9. brewmistresses
  10. brewologist
  11. brewologists

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