- aristocrat
- n.
1.Believer in government by the higher classes, advocate of rule by the privileged, advocate of privilege.2.Haughty or overbearing person, person of supercilious feeling.
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aristocrat — ARISTOCRÁT, Ă, aristocraţi, te, s.m. şi f. Persoană care aparţine aristocraţiei; p.ext. nobil. ♦ (Adjectival) Aristocratic. – Din fr. aristocrate. Trimis de ana zecheru, 15.03.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 Aristocrat ≠ plebeu Trimis de siveco, 27.10.2008 … Dicționar Român
Aristocrat — A*ris to*crat (?; 277), n. [F. aristocrate. See {Aristocracy}.] 1. One of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble. [1913 Webster] 2. One who is overbearing in his temper or habits; a proud or haughty… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aristocrat — (n.) 1789, from Fr. aristocrate, a word of the Revolution, a back formation from aristocratie (see ARISTOCRACY (Cf. aristocracy)) … Etymology dictionary
aristocrat — patrician, *gentleman Antonyms: commoner … New Dictionary of Synonyms
aristocrat — [n] privileged person blueblood, gentleperson, lace curtain*, noble, patrician, peer, silk stocking, swell*, upper cruster*; concept 423 Ant. commoner, plebian, proletariat … New thesaurus
aristocrat — ► NOUN ▪ a member of the aristocracy … English terms dictionary
aristocrat — [ə ris′tə krat΄; ] chiefly Brit [ar′is təkrat΄] n. [Fr aristocrate: term popularized during Fr Revolution] 1. a member of the aristocracy; nobleman 2. a person with the tastes, manners, beliefs, etc. of the upper class 3. a person who believes in … English World dictionary
aristocrat — noun /ˈærɪstəkræt,əˈrɪstəkræt/ a) One of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble (originally in Revolutionary France). ⁽¹⁾ Professor Fite, in The Platonic Legend, deprecates earlier idealization … Wiktionary
aristocrat — n. a born aristocrat * * * [ ærɪstəkræt] a born aristocrat … Combinatory dictionary
aristocrat — UK [ˈærɪstəˌkræt] / US [əˈrɪstəˌkræt] noun [countable] Word forms aristocrat : singular aristocrat plural aristocrats a member of the aristocracy … English dictionary
aristocrat — noun Date: 1789 1. a member of an aristocracy; especially noble 2. a. one who has the bearing and viewpoint typical of the aristocracy b. one who favors aristocracy 3. one believed to be superior of its kind … New Collegiate Dictionary
