brewer
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brewer¹
- /ˈbɹuː.ə(ɹ)/ UK
Rhymes with -uːə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English brewere, equivalent to brew + -er; compare Dutch brouwer, Swedish bryggare.
noun brewers
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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.
His great-grandfather was the brewer for the estate.
Similar: brewster
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A company that brews beer or ale.
By that time, Anheuser-Busch was the largest brewer in the region.
Similar: brewery
Brewer²
noun Brewers
- A player, supporter or other person connected with Burton Albion Football Club.
- A player for the Milwaukee Brewers.
proper noun
- A surname originating as an occupation for a brewer of ale.
- A city in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.
- colloquial term for 'Brewer's Phrase and Fable'
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: beer maker, brewery, malting, rusty, blackbird, woodbridge, hartley, maltster, brewmaster, beermaker, ale-brewer, microbrewer, homebrewer, brewster, brasseur, breweress
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noun someone who brews
| Español | cervecero |
|---|---|
| Português | cervejeiro |
| Français | brasseur, brasseuse |
| Deutsch | Brauer, Brauerin, Bierbrauer, Bierbrauerin |
| Italiano | birraio, birraia |
| Română | berar |
| Русский | пивова́р pivovár, пивова́рка pivovárka |
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