baron
noun /ˈbærən/
/ˈbærən/
- a nobleman of the lowest rank. In the UK, barons use the title Lord; in other countries they use the title Baron.Topics Historyc1, People in societyc1
- a person who owns or controls a large part of a particular industry
- a press baron
- the oil barons of Texas
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- media
- newspaper
- press
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin baro, baron- ‘man, warrior’, probably of Germanic origin.