aristocrat
[ uh-ris-tuh-krat, ar-uh-stuh- ]
/ əˈrɪs təˌkræt, ˈær ə stə- /
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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aristocrat
/ (ˈærɪstəˌkræt) /
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
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Word Origin and History for aristocrat
aristocrat
1789, from French aristocrate, a word of the Revolution, a back-formation from aristocratie (see aristocracy).
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