brewer
/ˈbɹuː.ə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.54 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who brews (vocationally or avocationally); especially, one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors, usually as part of an alemaking or beermaking process.
name
A surname originating as an occupation for a brewer of ale.
name
A city in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.
name
colloquial term for 'Brewer's Phrase and Fable'
Example Sentences
- "His great-grandfather was the brewer for the estate."
- "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."
- "Danish brewer Carlsberg (CABGY)plans to send its CEO, a spokesman confirmed."
- "By that time, Anheuser-Busch was the largest brewer in the region."
Etymology
From Middle English brewere, equivalent to brew + -er; cognate with Dutch brouwer, Swedish bryggare.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: brewere
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈbɹuː.ə(ɹ)/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.