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aristocrat

[ uh-ris-tuh-krat, ar-uh-stuh- ]

noun

  1. a member of an aristocracy, especially a noble.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. a person who has the tastes, manners, etc., characteristic of members of an aristocracy.
  3. an advocate of an aristocratic form of government.
  4. anything regarded as the best, most elegant, or most stylish of its kind:

    the aristocrat of California wines.



aristocrat

/ ˈæɪəˌæ /

noun

  1. a member of the aristocracy; a noble
  2. a person who has the manners or qualities of a member of a privileged or superior class
  3. a person who advocates aristocracy as a form of government
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of aristocrat1

First recorded in 1770–80; from French aristocrate, back formation from aristocratie aristocracy
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Timothy and Victoria aren’t aware that their sons have slipped into the type of libertine excess European aristocrats once indulged in.

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She characterized those years in her autobiography as: “Desultory intellectual chitchat, drugs, hip aristocrats, languid dilettantes and high naughtiness. I knew I was on my path!”

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Paine’s rebuke of kings and aristocrats was grounded in a democratic bulwark: fair representation.

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Chola aristocrats invested war-loot into a wave of new temples, which sourced fine goods from a truly global economy linking the farthest shores of Europe and Asia.

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It feels like an aristocrat's retreat on the Riviera.

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