baron

noun

bar·on ˈber-ən

ˈba-rən

: one of a class of tenants holding his rights and title by military or other honorable service directly from a feudal superior (such as a king)

: a lord of the realm : noble, peer

: a member of the lowest grade of the peerage in Great Britain

: a nobleman on the continent of Europe of varying rank

: a member of the lowest order of nobility in Japan

: a joint of meat consisting of two sirloins or loins and legs not cut apart at the backbone

a baron of beef

: a man who possesses great power or influence in some field of activity

a cattle baron

Examples of baron in a Sentence

a media baron who owns newspapers, television and radio stations, and even several cable networks

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Ancient Indigenous mounds found in Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee At Milwaukee’s Forest Home Cemetery, the city’s oldest operating cemetery, history can be seen in every direction – etched on the gravestones, mausoleums and monuments of founders, pioneers, industrialists and beer barons. —

Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024 The Yankees’ twenty-seven World Series titles long ago made the team barons of baseball certitude. —

Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024 Sensing this once-great dynasty is in decline, the outback’s most powerful factions — rival cattle barons, desert gangsters, Indigenous elders and billionaire miners — move in for the kill. —

Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024 This, of course, means that absolutely everyone from rival cattle barons to desert gangsters and even billionaire miners will look to take advantage. —

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for baron