English Explanatory Dictionary

brewer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who brews, or whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.
noun
  1. A player, supporter or other person connected with Burton Albion Football Club.
  2. A player for the Milwaukee Brewers.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a brewer of ale.
  2. A city in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.
  3. colloquial term for 'Brewer's Phrase and Fable'

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹuː.ə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brewer.wav

Word forms

brewer brewers

Etymology

From Middle English brewere, equivalent to brew + -er; cognate with Dutch brouwer, Swedish bryggare.

Related words

homebrewed

Derived words

breweress brewer's droop homebrewer macrobrewer microbrewer nanobrewer underbrewer Brewer's rockcress
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