meritocrat

noun

mer·​it·​o·​crat ˈmer-ə-tə-ˌkrat 

chiefly British

: a person who advances through a meritocratic system

Examples of meritocrat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Markovits thinks that meritocracy is making everyone miserable, not least the meritocrats themselves. — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2019

Now, meritocrats transmit privilege by investing in education. — Daniel Markovits, Time, 12 Sep. 2019

Word History

Etymology

merit entry 1 + -o- + -crat, after meritocracy

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for meritocrat

• aristocrat
• magnificat
• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat