Cómo Pronunciar "robber baron"
expression
ˈɹɑbɝ/ /ˈbæɹən/, /ˈbɛɹən
RAH-bur BAYR-uhn or BEHR-uhn
ɹˈɒbɐ/ /bˈæɹən
rob-UR BAYR-uhn
Definición
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.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈɹɑbɝ/ /ˈbæɹən/, /ˈbɛɹən
Inglés Británico
ɹˈɒbɐ/ /bˈæɹən
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
RAH-bur BAYR-uhn or BEHR-uhn
UK
rob-UR BAYR-uhn
Escucha en Contexto
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.