/ Dictionary / Index B brought-on: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: brought-on Pronunciation: (brôt'on', -ôn'), [key] — adj. Chiefly South Midland U.S. made or bought outside the community, as a commercially manufactured product. (of a person) not belonging to the community; outside: They hired themselves a brought-on man from Michigan. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: brought-on (Thesaurus) brought brouhaha Related Content Daily Word Quiz: paradox Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language