a member of the lowest order of the British nobility. Baron is not used as a form of address, barons usually being referred to as ‘Lord’ 男爵(英国贵族制度中最低的一级,不用作称呼,一般以Lord相称) ■a similar member of a foreign nobility (其他国家贵族制度中的)男爵 ■(historical)a person who held lands or property from the sovereign or a powerful overlord (史)(由君主或最高统治者册封土地或财产的)贵族
[with modifier]an important or powerful person in a specified business or industry (行业)巨头,大王 a press baron. 报业巨头。
语源
Middle English : from Old French, from medieval Latin baro, baron- 'man, warrior', probably of Germanic origin