كيف تنطق "robber baron"
expression
ˈɹɑbɝ/ /ˈbæɹən/, /ˈbɛɹən
RAH-bur BAYR-uhn or BEHR-uhn
ɹˈɒbɐ/ /bˈæɹən
rob-UR BAYR-uhn
التعريف
A "robber baron" is a powerful person, especially a business leader, who gains great wealth by using unfair or unethical methods. It usually refers to certain 19th-century American industrialists.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈɹɑbɝ/ /ˈbæɹən/, /ˈbɛɹən
الإنجليزية البريطانية
ɹˈɒbɐ/ /bˈæɹən
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
RAH-bur BAYR-uhn or BEHR-uhn
بريطاني
rob-UR BAYR-uhn
استمع في السياق
John D. Rockefeller was often called a robber baron.
Many people believe that robber barons hurt ordinary workers.
The term robber baron comes from the history of American industry.
Some people call modern tech billionaires the new robber barons.