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aristocrat

[uh-ris-tuh-krat, ar-uh-stuh-]
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noun

a member of an aristocracy, especially a noble.
a person who has the tastes, manners, etc., characteristic of members of an aristocracy.
an advocate of an aristocratic form of government.
anything regarded as the best, most elegant, or most stylish of its kind: the aristocrat of California wines.

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noble, patrician, peer, swell, gentleperson

Origin of aristocrat

1770–80; < French aristocrate, back formation from aristocratie aristocracy

Synonyms for aristocrat

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1. patrician, peer, lord.
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Examples from the Web for aristocrat

Contemporary Examples of aristocrat

Historical Examples of aristocrat

  • Therefore it is clear to my mind that the word was not 'artichoke,' but 'aristocrat,' that he used.

    Rico and Wiseli

    Johanna Spyri

  • You are an aristocrat, and must have an escort—and must pay for it.

    A Tale of Two Cities

    Charles Dickens

  • Nor, though among the wealthy of the city, is he an aristocrat in feeling.

  • Charvet laughingly called Clemence an aristocrat because she drank grog.

  • If one of these two was an aristocrat, surely that one was the Citizen-deputy La Boulaye.

British Dictionary definitions for aristocrat

aristocrat

noun

a member of the aristocracy; a noble
a person who has the manners or qualities of a member of a privileged or superior class
a person who advocates aristocracy as a form of government
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for aristocrat
n.

1789, from French aristocrate, a word of the Revolution, a back-formation from aristocratie (see aristocracy).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper