Synonyms of aristocrat

aristocrat

noun

ə-ˈri-stə-ˌkrat 

as in noble

a person of high birth or social position

could trace his lineage to an English aristocrat of the 17th century

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noble
• patrician
• magnate
• gentle
• blue blood
• socialite
• gentleperson
• mogul
• nabob
• gentlefolk
• swell
• magnifico

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• commoner
• proletarian
• peasant
• plebeian
• canaille
• peon
• pleb
• boor
• fellah
• roturier

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aristocrat

There is something debauched and luxurious about Durham’s photos, and not just because everyone in them is dressed as French aristocrats guzzling champagne and popping bon-bons. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

But a motley array of other people—advocates of free love, avant-garde painters, grifters fleecing ex-aristocrats—took advantage of the chaos to promote their own agendas. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Most activities that were listed in this era, including hunting, fishing, golf, horse riding, and sailing, reflected an idealized version of rural life, carried out mostly by aristocrats at large country estates. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 Sep. 2026

The depravity of the aristocrats in the periphery comes off as deliciously cartoonish, likely because that’s how Fyodor perceives them. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026