baron

IPA: bˈærʌn

The male ruler of a barony.
A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is lord).
(by extension) A person of great power in society, especially in business and politics.
(UK, prison slang) A prisoner who gains power and influence by lending or selling goods such as tobacco.
A baron of beef, a cut made up of a double sirloin.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euthalia.
(law, obsolete) A husband.
A surname from French
A surname from German
A surname from Polish
A surname from Ukrainian

Examples of "baron" in Sentences

I don't think the robber baron is operating here. johanson
In Japan the title baron (_Dan_) is the lowest of the five titles of nobility introduced in 1885, on the
_ -- On the continent of Europe the title baron, though the same in its origin, has come, owing to a variety of causes, to imply a rank and status very different from its connotation in the United Kingdom, and again varies considerably in different countries.