Aristocrat

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aristocrat \A*ris"to*crat\ (?; 277), n. [F. aristocrate. See
     {Aristocracy}.]
     1. One of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community;
        one of a ruling class; a noble.
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     2. One who is overbearing in his temper or habits; a proud or
        haughty person.
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              A born aristocrat, bred radical.      --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
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     3. One who favors an aristocracy as a form of government, or
        believes the aristocracy should govern.
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              His whole family are accused of being aristocrats.
                                                    --Romilly.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aristocrat
       n : a member of the aristocracy [syn: {blue blood}, {patrician}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  39 Moby Thesaurus words for "aristocrat":
     Brahman, archduke, armiger, baron, baronet, blue blood, count,
     daimio, duke, earl, esquire, gentleman, grand duke, grandee,
     hidalgo, lace-curtain, laird, landgrave, lord, lordling, magnate,
     magnifico, margrave, marquis, noble, nobleman, optimate, palsgrave,
     patrician, peer, seigneur, seignior, silk-stocking, squire, swell,
     thoroughbred, upper-cruster, viscount, waldgrave