aristocrat

aris·to·crat

noun \ə-ˈris-tə-ˌkrat, a-; ˈa-rə-stə-\

Definition of ARISTOCRAT

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 <the aristocrat of Southern resorts — Southern Living>

Examples of ARISTOCRAT

1. <could trace his lineage to an English aristocrat of the 17th century>

First Known Use of ARISTOCRAT

1789

Related to ARISTOCRAT

Synonyms

gentleperson, blue blood, gentle, noble, patrician

Related Words

socialite, swell; magnate, magnifico, mogul, nabob; gentlefolk (also gentlefolks)

Near Antonyms

canaille, commoner, pleb, plebeian, proletarian, roturier; boor, fellah, peasant, peon

Other Sociology Terms

bourgeois, ethos, eugenics, exurb, incommunicado, intelligentsia, megalopolis, metrosexual, mores, subculture

Rhymes with ARISTOCRAT

Angora cat, gerontocrat, go to the mat, heliostat, humidistat, Jehoshaphat, kangaroo rat, magnificat, meritocrat, requiescat, Siamese cat, single combat, talk through one's hat, ten-gallon hat, thalassocrat, throw money at, under one's hat