How to Pronounce "robber baron"
expression
ˈɹɑbɝ/ /ˈbæɹən/, /ˈbɛɹən
RAH-bur BAYR-uhn or BEHR-uhn
ɹˈɒbɐ/ /bˈæɹən
rob-UR BAYR-uhn
Definition
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.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɹɑbɝ/ /ˈbæɹən/, /ˈbɛɹən
British English
ɹˈɒbɐ/ /bˈæɹən
Simplified Pronunciation
US
RAH-bur BAYR-uhn or BEHR-uhn
UK
rob-UR BAYR-uhn
Listen in Context
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.