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brewer

/ˈbɹuːə/BROO-ur
/ˈbɹuɚ/BROO-ur

Meaningone who brews

Common meaning: a person or firm that makes beer

Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mad-‘drip, to flow’source
  2. Old EnglishbreowansourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishbrewsource
  4. Englishbrew‘to make beer’
  5. Englishformed in English from brewbrewer‘a person or firm that makes beer’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from brew + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), BREW, p.76 · scan

Source words

  • breowan Old English · source word “brewing”

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