Definition of aristocrat
1 : a member of an aristocracy; especially : noble an aristocrat by birth
2a : one who has the bearing and viewpoint typical of the aristocracyb : one who favors aristocracy
3 : one believed to be superior of its kind the aristocrat of Southern resorts — Southern Living
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Examples of aristocrat in a Sentence
could trace his lineage to an English aristocrat of the 17th century
Recent Examples of aristocrat from the Web
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The town was founded in 1892 by a Polish aristocrat who bought 2,560 acres of land near a railroad junction.
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Taproot Theatre has dusted off the fairly creaky script in a revival staged by Scott Nolte, with Terry Edward Moore as the dapper, eccentric aristocrat Lord Peter.
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The first and most outlandish was an English aristocrat named Moreton Frewen.
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If period dramas concerned with the lives of kings and presidents and aristocrats show us the tapestry of historical narrative, then Harlots shows us its knotty reverse-side.
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Derby Day began as a Londoners' day out, where top-hat-and tail-wearing aristocrats mix with artisans of every persuasion.
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As an aristocrat without money, and a Pole whose homeland was Lithuania, Milosz could not wholeheartedly embrace any of the political identities swirling around him.
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Carroccia is an aristocrat of the piano; there doesn’t seem to be a nonmusical atom in his being.
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Its simplified illustrations and muted colors bring a picture-book quality to the story of a teenage Russian aristocrat named Sacha who sails to the arctic to find her missing grandfather.
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Did You Know?
Since aristos means "best" in Greek, ancient Greeks such as Plato and Aristotle used the word aristocracy to mean a system of rule by the best people—that is, those who deserved to rule because of their intelligence and moral excellence. But this kind of "best" soon became something you could inherit from your parents. The United States has no formal aristocracy—no noble titles such as baron or marquis that stay in the family—but certain American families have achieved an almost aristocratic status because of the wealth they've held onto for generations.
Origin and Etymology of aristocrat
see aristocracy
First Known Use: 1787
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