as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a media baron who owns newspapers, television and radio stations, and even several cable networks
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of baron
Speaking of bandits, Leland Stanford famously jumpstarted his profits from miners into even greater swindles as a railroad baron, California Governor, and US Senator.
—
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 23 Apr. 2025
Pauline and the baron maintained separate apartments in Paris and would see each other by appointment so that their relationship would maintain its sparkle and excitement.
—Ralph Rucci, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2025
The movie landed two Oscar nominations including lead actor for Sebastian Stan as Trump and supporting actor for Jeremy Strong, who played the New York City real estate baron’s mentor Roy Cohn.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
The first is about Sir Gawain, nephew of King Arthur, whose rivals include both rebellious barons at home and pagan Saxons invading from abroad.
—Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for baron
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 23 Apr. 2025
Pauline and the baron maintained separate apartments in Paris and would see each other by appointment so that their relationship would maintain its sparkle and excitement.
—Ralph Rucci, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2025
The movie landed two Oscar nominations including lead actor for Sebastian Stan as Trump and supporting actor for Jeremy Strong, who played the New York City real estate baron’s mentor Roy Cohn.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
The first is about Sir Gawain, nephew of King Arthur, whose rivals include both rebellious barons at home and pagan Saxons invading from abroad.
—Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for baron
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baron
Noun
-
This group includes finance mogul Stephen Smith, car dealership billionaire Norman Braman, industrial business magnate Harsh Goenka, homebuilder Patrick Neal and five anonymous respondents.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
-
Media magnate Ted Turner owns more than a dozen ranches across half a dozen states; retired golfer Greg Norman has an almost 12,000-acre game ranch in Colorado‘s White River Valley; and Kanye West has two Montana ranches totaling more than 10,000 acres.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 June 2025
Noun
-
With a net worth of $22.7 billion based on a Pop Mart stake, the 38-year-old is the youngest member of the country’s top echelon of tycoons, which includes ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming, Nongfu Spring Chairman Zhong Shanshan and Tencent cofounder Ma Huateng.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
-
The bizarre political bromance between the most powerful man on Earth and the wealthiest tycoon in the world appeared to be over Thursday as President Trump and Elon Musk traded barbs in the wake of the Tesla mogul’s harsh criticism of his signature Big Beautiful Bill.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
Noun
-
The cushy king beds are topped with $23,000 mattresses from 100-year-old luxury Swedish label Duxiana.—
Katie Nanton,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2025
-
On Tuesday, the rap king visited the NPR offices for a 20-minute performance, featuring classics and new songs, backed by a band.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Baron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baron. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share