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brewer

brewer

28 2.8
A maker of beer
  • noun
  • /ˈbruːər/
translation icon : cervecero
  • She visited a brewery and learned about the process that each brewer uses to create their unique flavors.
  • brewer's yeast

Why do Belgian, German and French Brewers predominantly use glass, but in the UK most craft and microbreweries use cans?

Examples

  • The local brewer produces a variety of craft beers that are popular in the community.

  • The German immigrants included jewelers, brewers, carpenters, and other craftsmen as well as factory workers.

    Academic text (1991)
  • - He was a brewer.

  • How is the big brewer from uptown?

  • His father, a wealthy London brewer named Robert Meggot, died when the boy was only four.

    Blog text (7)
  • Well, my family's Irish, my grandfather was a Brewer in Ireland.

  • She married a brewer from Milwaukee.

  • We also visit breweries and speak with the brewers to gain tips about how to get better.

    Blog text (13)
  • Carlsberg, the world's third largest Brewer, said that work at all three of their breweries in Ukraine have been halted.

  • When he inherited the family business, he became the brewer responsible for maintaining the traditional recipes.

Synonyms

brewery
vsbrewer
102 3.0

A place where beer is made to sell

can be a person or company that makes beer rather than a physical location
microbrewery
vsbrewer
5 5.7

A small place that makes beer in small batches for sale

is broader and covers any person or company making beer, not only small operations
brewmaster
vsbrewer
3 6.1

A person who makes beer and manages the place where it is made

is any person or company that makes beer without requiring expert skill
brewpub
vsbrewer
3 6.1

A restaurant that brews its own beer and serves food

focuses on making beer rather than serving meals alongside it
beer maker
vsbrewer
1 3.3

A person who makes beer from malt, hops, and water

can be a person or a company rather than only an individual
beermaker
vsbrewer
3.1

A person or company that makes beer to sell

includes making similar drinks as well as beer
brasser
vsbrewer
9.3

A person who makes beer in a small traditional brewery

is broader and includes larger commercial makers as well as small ones
knight of the spigot
vsbrewer
  • Archaic
9.9

A joking title used for a person who makes very good beer

refers to an actual person or organisation that makes beer rather than a title

How Skilled

brewmaster
3 6.1
brewer
28 2.8

Surface Forms

brewer singular
brewers plural

Morphology

brewer = brew (transparent) = brew + er

Agentive suffix '-er' attached to 'brew' clearly denotes 'one who brews', a direct and regular derivation.

Etymology

The word brewer comes from the old English verb brew, which meant 'to mix and heat ingredients to make a drink'. So, a brewer is someone who makes beer — like making a strong tea or soup, but for beer.