Beaverbrook

American

[bee-ver-brook] / ˈbi vərˌbrʊk /

noun

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

Beaverbrook British

/ ˈbiːvəˌbrʊk /

noun

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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Beaverbrook

Holland, 30, and Zendaya, 30, said “I do” during an intimate wedding celebration at the Beaverbrook Hotel in Surrey, just outside London, on Aug. 4.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 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

Once it was colonials like Lord Beaverbrook, the gallant Roy Thomson or less gallant Rupert Murdoch.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2013

When Beaverbrook formed the Empire Free Trade Crusade, a campaigning political party, and started running by-election candidates alongside Rothermere, Baldwin snapped.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2011

So we thought it would be a good idea for her to be married to him, and since she was flattered by the notion, we’ve decided to call her Mrs. Beaverbrook from now on.

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

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