Beaverbrook

American  

[bee-ver-brook] / ˈbi vərˌbrʊk /

noun

1. William Maxwell Aitken, Lord 1st Baron, 1879–1964, English publisher, born in Canada.

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Beaverbrook British  

/ ˈbiːvəˌbrʊk /

noun

1. 1st Baron , title of William Maxwell Aitken . 1879–1964, British newspaper proprietor and Conservative politician, born in Canada, whose newspapers included the Daily Express ; minister of information (1918); minister of aircraft production (1940–41)

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Example Sentences

Lillelien said that Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill and then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had seen their boys take "a hell of a beating".

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Lady Mary calls off her engagement to Sir Richard Carlisle, who is said to be inspired by the powerful press baron Lord Beaverbrook.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2014

Here come Northcliffe, Beaverbrook and Co, creating a press that sold many millions to ordinary working people – that is, made for voters outside the charmed circle of Britain's upper caste.

From The Guardian • Jun. 16, 2012

Clement Attlee v Lord Beaverbrook In the austere years following World War II, Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee used a different method to tackle a hostile press - flatly ignoring them.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2011

A certain Mr. Beaverbrook often talks on the English radio about what he considers to be the far too lenient bombardment of Germany.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank