brewern.
/ˈbruːə/, U.S. /ˈbruər/ 1. One who brews; spec. one whose trade is to make malt liquors. brewers' grains (see grain n.1 4b).
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the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > brewing > [noun] > brewer
browster1283
brewera1300
brewster1377
beer-brewer1465
brachetour1598
a1300 Wright Relig. Songs vii. 82 Theos false chepmen..Backares and brueres.
1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. i. 221 Bakers and brywers, bouchers and oþere.
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 54 Browstar, or brewere, pandoxator, -trix.
1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. vi. 150 Ale and beere..as it pleaseth the bruer to make them.
1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. D Brewers,..by retayling filthie Thames water, come in few yeres to be worth fortie or fiftie thousand pound.
1671 in J. Stow Survey of London (1720) II. App. viii. 46/2 No Street-Car, or Brewers Dray.
1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. ii. v. 79 You think a Drunkard most beneficial to the Brewer and the Vintner.
1836 Penny Cycl. V. 404/2 The fining or clearing, which is sometimes done by the brewer, sometimes by the publican.
2. A concocter, contriver of.
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the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun] > plotter
compassera1513
engineer?a1513
hafter1519
contrivera1522
deviser1523
intrycarc1540
practiser1545
practisant1550
practitioner1560
brewer1563
platformer1572
hatcher1578
politician1586
plotter1594
tamperer1599
plotcaster1602
machinator1611
plot-maker1641
trinketer1651
intriguer1667
plot-monger1683
schemist1724
under-plotter1728
intriguant1781
policizer1809
intriguist1830
schemer1846
planster1945
wheeler-dealer1960
1563 2nd Tome Homelyes sig. Gggg.i. The aucthour and brewer of sinne, and the ruler of hell.
1577 R. Stanyhurst Hist. Irelande iii. 99/1 in R. Holinshed Chron. I James Delahyde was the onely bruer of all this rebellion.
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