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aristocrat

Pronunciation: /ˈarɪstəkrat, əˈrɪst-/
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Definition of aristocrat

noun

  • a member of the aristocracy: a decadent old blue-blooded aristocrat figurativethe 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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