a member of the aristocracy; a noble a person who has the manners or qualities of a member of a privileged or superior class a person who advocates aristocracy as a form of government
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a•ris•to•crat /əˈrɪstəˌkræt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
a•ris•to•crat•i•cal•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Governmenta member of an aristocracy.
a•ris•to•crat•i•cal•ly, adv.
a•ris•to•crat
(ə ris′tə krat′, ar′ə stə-),USA pronunciation n.
- Governmenta member of an aristocracy, esp. a noble.
- Governmenta person who has the tastes, manners, etc., characteristic of members of an aristocracy.
- Governmentan advocate of an aristocratic form of government.
- anything regarded as the best, most elegant, or most stylish of its kind:the aristocrat of California wines.
- French aristocrate, back formation from aristocratie aristocracy
- 1770–80
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged patrician, peer, lord.
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'aristocrat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- Brahmin
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- aristocratic
- blue blood
- inch
- noble
- nobleman
- noblewoman
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