单词 | coal baron |
释义 | > as lemmascoal baron coal baron n. originally U.S. a wealthy and influential mine owner or business magnate in the coal industry; cf. baron n. 2b. ΚΠ 1876 N.-Y. Daily Tribune 2 Aug. 4/4 The coal barons have prepared the public to view even their bankruptcy without a tear. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 17 May 5/2 Nearly 150,000 coalminers are on strike in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania... The coal barons have built barricades and barbed wire fences around the shafts. 2011 Independent 17 Mar. (Viewspaper section) 2/2 A Red Tibetan Mastiff called ‘Big Splash’ has just been sold to a Chinese coal baron for a reported £1m. < as lemmas |
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