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Webster 1913 Edition

Brewer

Brew′er

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Noun.
One who brews; one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.

Webster 1828 Edition

Brewer

BREW'ER

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Noun.
One whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors; one who brews.

Definition 2024

Brewer

Brewer

See also: brewer

English

Noun

Brewer ‎(plural Brewers)

  1. (soccer) A player, supporter or other person connected with Burton Albion Football Club.

Proper noun

Brewer

  1. A surname​ for a brewer of ale.
  2. A city in Maine

Usage notes

  • Brewster is more common in northern England and in Scotland.


brewer

brewer

See also: Brewer

English

Noun

brewer ‎(plural brewers)

  1. Someone who brews, or whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.
    • 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion:
      But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries.  By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal.

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Etymology

Cognates with Dutch brouwer, Swedish bryggare.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɹuː.ə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -uːə(ɹ)

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