beer baron en · NOUN
Meanings
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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:
- (US) Somebody who organises the illegal production and sale of beer during a time of Prohibition.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beer barons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |