单词 | tobacco baron |
释义 | > as lemmastobacco baron tobacco baron n. [baron n. 2b, 2c] (a) colloquial a powerful tobacco merchant or manufacturer; (b) slang a prisoner who dominates his companions because he is able to sell tobacco to them (cf. quot. 1950 at baron n. 2c). ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > dominating by selling tobacco baron1950 tobacco baron1961 society > trade and finance > trader > merchant > [noun] > wealthy > in specific trade tobacco lord1832 railroad king1849 pork king1880 rum baron1887 lumber baron1888 tobacco baron1961 1961 Spectator 7 July 5/1 The brewers and the ‘tobacco barons’, who had recently raised their prices. 1964 Daily Tel. 15 Jan. 15/1 Powers to limit the activities of prison ‘tobacco barons’ are provided in modernised prison and Borstal rules. < as lemmas |
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