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 On the series, Galligan portrays Lady Olivia Hedges-White, a real-life aristocrat from a once-prominent family. Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025 She's inspired by a real aristocrat and is the Guinness sibling's cousin. Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025 The film follows Farrell as Lord Doyle, a British aristocrat with an insatiable appetite for gambling. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025 Ablin focuses on dividend growers, albeit with a shorter track record than dividend aristocrats, that are also high-quality companies. Michelle Fox, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aristocrat
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  • Or Florian Geyer, a noble who also led peasant armies and was finally knifed by an assassin.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Across much of Europe until the 20th century, these cabin-like compartments would carry voyaging nobles over oceans and mountains in ‘bed carriages’ aboard ships and trains.
    Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Aristocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aristocrat. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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