baron
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈbɛrən/
:
magnate
- The oil baron hosted a lavish party to celebrate his fortune and influence in the industry.
- robber barons
- timber baron
- rubber barons
And let's see how all of the oil barons like that.
- And let's see how all of the oil barons like that.
- I mean, I'll be honest with you, Angela, the tax I'm paying alone, I should be a Baron at this point.
- She'd be urging them to challenge the articles of today's barons, profit, bankers, bonuses and the privileges of the few.
- While these men were far from being perfect, I'm not sure that it's reasonable to characterise them as robber barons.
- You, you raised by Pablo Escobar, if you became a drug Baron, ruthless murdering criminal, I wouldn't excuse it, but it might explain it.
Examples
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Across the country, from north to South, the voices of angry barons can be heard.
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The old mining tycoons and lumber barons had built themselves mansions with large vaults in the basement.
Fiction book (2000) -
If not, he certainly had the financial resources to set himself up as a baron in his own right.
Fiction book (2001) -
The house had been owned by a Jewish beer baron around the turn of the last century.
Blog text (2) -
Well, stranger, they told me you were an oil baron.
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- Her husband, Robert Hart, was a cattle baron, I think.
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I'm planning on meeting a software baron and moving to Pemberley.
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Rupert Murdoch, you may have heard of him, is a huge newspaper Baron who buys up newspapers all over the world.
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The club was founded by the tobacco barons in 1890 so they'd have a place to get away from their wives.
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Initially dominated by the wealthy cattle and wheat barons who represented the country's oligarchy.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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6.6
A rich and powerful person in business
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5.5
A very rich and powerful person who owns or controls big companies
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3.0
A person who is rich and powerful in business
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7.9
A very rich and powerful person who owns or runs large businesses
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8.8
A person with power and influence because they are very rich
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1.0
A person who has a lot of money and many valuable things
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3.4
A very rich and powerful person who owns or runs large companies
Compounds
- Literature
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8.2
A very rich and powerful businessperson who uses unfair methods to get money
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8.2
A German World War I pilot famous for flying a bright red plane and shooting down many enemy planes
A noble title held by Andrew Lloyd Webber, a writer of music famous for The Phantom of the Opera
A noble title given to Ernest Rutherford, a New Zealand scientist
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word baron was once the name of a powerful noble, and people later used it for very rich or powerful leaders in business, as in 'oil baron' or 'media baron'. That's why a business baron means someone who has great wealth or power in an industry.