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aristocrat

Syllabification: (a·ris·to·crat)
Pronunciation: /əˈristəˌkrat/

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Definition of aristocrat

noun

  • a member of the aristocracy:an aristocrat by birth
  • something believed to be the best of its kind:the trout is the aristocrat of freshwater fish

Origin:

late 18th century: from French aristocrate (a word of the French Revolution), from aristocratie (see aristocracy)

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