Definition of Brewer

1. Noun. Someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water.

Exact synonyms: Beer Maker
Generic synonyms: Maker, Shaper
Derivative terms: Brew

2. Noun. The owner or manager of a brewery.
Generic synonyms: Manufacturer, Producer
Derivative terms: Brew

Definition of Brewer

1. n. One who brews; one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.

Definition of Brewer

1. Proper noun. An English occupational surname for a brewer of ale. ¹

2. Noun. someone who brews, or whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brewer

1. one that brews [n -S] - See also: brews

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brewer

brevipens
brevirostral
brevirostrate
brevis
brevitic
brevities
brevity
brevium
brevotoxins
brew
brew up
brewable
brewage
brewages
brewed
brewer
brewer's droop
brewer's mole
brewer's rice
brewer's yeast
brewer's yeasts
breweress
breweresses
breweriana
breweries
brewers
brewers' yeast
brewery
brewhouse
brewhouses

Literary usage of Brewer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"Brewer is now remembered only by a single hymn, printed with the signature of ' Sylvestris ' in the ' Gospel Magazine,' 1776. A portrait of him was inserted ..."

2. Political Ballads of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries by William Walker Wilkins (1860)
"A Brewer may put on a Nabal face, And march to the wars with fuch a grace, That he may get a Captain's place, Which nobody, &c. ..."

3. Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year by New-York Historical Society, George Folsom (1901)
"Brevoort, John, 9. Brevoort, Leah, 9. Brewer, Adam, 180. Brewer ... Brewer, Hannah. 212. Brewer, Jacob, 194, 195. Brewer, James, will of, 212. ..."

4. Developments in School Finance edited by William J. Fowler, William J. Fowler, Jr. (1998)
"He has also worked on the issue of the effects of teacher race, gender, and ethnicity on student performance using Dr. Dominic J. Brewer is a labor ..."

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