elitist Hear it!

elitist definition

elit·ist (-ist)

adjective

of, having, or advocating elitism

noun

  1. one who advocates elitism
  2. a person who is or who believes himself or herself to be a member of an elite group

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

elitist Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: I've not become an elitist in my travels.

Preposition: in

  • sense: It is elitist in the sense that, in the world as it is, not everyone has or is open to this vision.

Adjective modifier

  • less: Do you think designers in general should be more helpful and less protective of ideas and less elitist?

Modifies a noun

  • notion: Here in Paul's first letter to Timothy Paul warns against the false teachers who had such elitist notions.

Noun used with modifier

  • SOS: Karma: +6/-0 Gender: Posts: 97 Re: is SOS elitist?
elitist usage examples (more)

The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.

Link to this page:

Cite this page:

MLA Style

"elitist." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009

  • Your Dictionary. 4 July 2009
  • <www.yourdictionary.com/elitist>

APA Style

elitist. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary

  • Retrieved July 4th, 2009, from www.yourdictionary.com/elitist

Comments:

Please or Register to post a comment