1st Baron Beaverbrook

1st Baron Beaverbrook
noun
British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964)
Instance Hypernyms: ↑publisher, ↑newspaper publisher, ↑politician, ↑politico, ↑pol, ↑political leader

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  • Beaverbrook — noun British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879 1964) • Syn: ↑1st Baron Beaverbrook, ↑William Maxwell Aitken • Instance Hypernyms: ↑publisher, ↑newspaper publisher, ↑politician, ↑politico …   Useful english dictionary

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