baron
noun [C] /ˈbær.ən/Definition
› a British man who has a low rank in the highest social classRoyalty, aristocracy and titles › an extremely powerful person in a particular area of business: media/press barons a drug baronImportant people and describing important peopleFamous peopleWealthy peopleTraders, merchants and entrepreneursPeople who sell thingsPeople who buy things
(Definition of baron noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- asset manager noun
- businessman noun
- businesswoman noun
- chandler noun
- concessionaire noun
- entrepreneur noun
- magnate noun
- merchant noun
- middleman noun
- promoter noun
- property developer noun
- shipper noun
- the merchant navy noun
- trader noun
- tradesman noun
- tradespeople noun
- tycoon noun
- white knight noun
- wholesaler noun
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