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baron
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bar·on  (brn)
n.
1.
a. A British nobleman of the lowest rank.
b. A nobleman of continental Europe, ranked differently in various countries.
c. A Japanese nobleman of the lowest rank.
d. Abbr. Bn. Used as the title for such a nobleman.
2.
a. A feudal tenant holding his rights and title directly from a king or another feudal superior.
b. A lord or nobleman; a peer.
3. One having great wealth, power, and influence in a specified sphere of activity: an oil baron.
4. A cut of beef consisting of a double sirloin.

[Middle English, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin.]

baron
Noun
1. a member of the lowest rank of nobility in the British Isles
2. a powerful businessman or financier: a press baron [Old French]
baronial adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.baronbaron - a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
noble, nobleman, Lord - a titled peer of the realm
2.baron - a British peer of the lowest rank
peer - a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
3.baronbaron - a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
businessman, man of affairs - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
oil tycoon - a powerful person in the oil business
Translations
baron [ˈbærən] nbarón m;
(fig) → magnate m;
the press barons → los magnates de la prensa

baron [ˈbærən] nbaron m;
the press/oil barons → les magnats mpl or barons mpl de la presse/du pétrole

baron [ˈbærən] nBaron m;
industrial baron → Industriemagnat m;
press baron → Pressezar m

baron [ˈbærən] nbarone m;
(fig) → magnate m;
the oil barons → i magnati del petrolio;
the press barons → i baroni della stampa

baron
n baron [ˈbӕrən]
1 a nobleman He was made a baron; Baron Rothschild. baron البارون، النَّبيل барон baron baron der Baron βαρόνος barón; baronesa parun, paruness نجیب زاده paroni, paronitar baron/-onne בָּרוֹן ताल्लुकदार barun báró gelar bangsawan barón; barónessa barone, baronessa 男爵 남작 baronas barons baron baron baron/baronesse baron barão baron, baroneasă барон barón, -ka baron baron baron, friherre ขุนนาง baron 男爵 барон انگریز نواب nam tước
2 an important, powerful person a newspaper baron. magnaat شَخْص مُهِم، قُطب магнат magnát magnat; baron der...-baron; ...-könig μεγιστάνας magnate magnaat شخص بانفوذ؛ عالی مقام magnaatti magnat אֵיל- प्रभावशाली व्यक्ति magnat ...mágnás penguasa, raja auðjöfur magnate 大実業家 거물 magnatas magnāts raja suratkhabar baron stormann, magnat magnat barão magnat магнат magnát, kráľ mogotec magnat baron, magnat บุคคลที่มีอำนาจ kral, ...kralı 巨商 магнат ایک اہم ، بآختیار شخص ông trùm


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