as in noble
a person of high birth or social position
could trace his lineage to an English aristocrat of the 17th century
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Recent Examples of aristocrat
The post by the planet’s richest aerospace aristocrat triggered space-sector shockwaves that criss-crossed the continents.
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Intriguingly, the 140 selections on view, ranging from vases to books, Buddhist figurines to landscape painting, literati desk accessories to official portraiture, look nothing at all like the art favored by European aristocrats arrayed elsewhere in the Art Institute.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
In 1811 it was converted into a hotel and became the go-to destination for those on the Grand Tour, the journey across continental Europe that young aristocrats undertook to perfect their education.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Peyton, 27, showed small, delicate drawings of princes, aristocrats, historical figures, writers.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Intriguingly, the 140 selections on view, ranging from vases to books, Buddhist figurines to landscape painting, literati desk accessories to official portraiture, look nothing at all like the art favored by European aristocrats arrayed elsewhere in the Art Institute.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
In 1811 it was converted into a hotel and became the go-to destination for those on the Grand Tour, the journey across continental Europe that young aristocrats undertook to perfect their education.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Peyton, 27, showed small, delicate drawings of princes, aristocrats, historical figures, writers.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aristocrat
noble
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Past the violin was an oil painting of the child Mozart entertaining nobles at the Maison du Temple.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The son of Italian nobles, Baldassare Castiglione’s main claim to fame was writing a book of etiquette based on his experience as a courtier, a person who serves as an attendant to a king, queen, or other member of a royal family.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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“Aristocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aristocrat. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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