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The definition of an aristocrat is a person considered to be elite, and in the highest class.
(noun)An example of an aristocrat is the Frenchman Marquis de Sade.
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See aristocrat in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a member of the aristocracy; nobleman
- a person with the tastes, manners, beliefs, etc. of the upper class
- a person who believes in aristocracy as a form of government
Origin: Fr aristocrate: term popularized during Fr Revolution
See aristocrat in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A member of a ruling class or of the nobility.
- A person having the tastes, manners, or other characteristics of the aristocracy: a natural aristocrat who insists on the best accommodations.
- A person who advocates government by an aristocracy.
- One considered the best of its kind: the aristocrat of cars.
Origin:
Origin: French aristocrate
Origin: , from aristocratie, aristocracy
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Late Latin aristocratia; see aristocracy
.Related Forms:
- a·risˌto·cratˈic, a·risˌto·cratˈi·cal adjective
- a·risˌto·cratˈi·cal·ly adverb
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