Noun: baron ber-un [N. Amer], ba-run [Brit]
- A British peer of the lowest rank
"The baron attended the House of Lords session to participate in the debate"
- A nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
"The German baron hosted a lavish ball at his ancestral castle"
- A very wealthy or powerful businessperson
"an oil baron";
- business leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon
Sounds like: barren
Derived forms: barons
Type of: bourgeois, businessperson, Lord, noble, nobleman, peer [Brit]
Encyclopedia: Baron, Naomi