WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈup•per ˈclass, n. [countable]
ˈup•per-ˈclass, adj.:an upper-class family.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Sociologya class of people above the middle class, characterized by wealth and social prestige.
ˈup•per-ˈclass, adj.:an upper-class family.
up′per class′,
up′per-class′, adj.
- Sociologya class of people above the middle class, having the highest social rank or standing based on wealth, family connections, and the like.
- 1830–40
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Hooray Henry
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- U
- U, u
- aristo
- aristocracy
- chattering class
- chinless wonder
- county
- cut glass
- debutante
- green-wellie
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- middle class
- non-U
- patrician
- posh
- preppy
- toff
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- upper crust
- white-shoe
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