Definition of aristocratnext
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 These Virginia aristocrats had been raised on the same Enlightenment thinkers—David Hume and Adam Smith, Montesquieu and Voltaire—as John Adams and Samuel Adams had. James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 The 44-page notebook dates to 1778, when the composer was living in Paris and teaching composition lessons to a young aristocrat named Marie-Louise-Philippine de Guînes. Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026 Members of the monarchy wave from carriages, aristocrats don faintly cartoonish top hats and extravagant millinery threatens to obscure the view at every turn. Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 Depicting the singer as a Baroque aristocrat clad in contemporary designer fashion, the portrait helped propel González onto an international stage. Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for aristocrat
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noble
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  • Today, the adjacent Palo Castle is still owned by the Odescalchi, nobles of princely rank.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2026
  • Guides spoke of the monthlong siege that ended only because of the treachery of a local noble who turned on the sultan and allowed British troops to scale the walls.
    Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026

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“Aristocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aristocrat. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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