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ARISTOCRAT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the aristocracy

Synonyms:

aristocrat; blue blood; patrician

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("aristocrat" is a kind of...):

leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aristocrat"):

baronet; Bart (a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight)

brahman; brahmin (a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family))

female aristocrat (a woman who is an aristocrat)

Highness ((Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person)

male aristocrat (a man who is an aristocrat)

prince (a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign))

princess (a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign))

raja; rajah (a prince or king in India)

ranee; rani ((the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja)

Holonyms ("aristocrat" is a member of...):

aristocracy; nobility (a privileged class holding hereditary titles)

Derivation:

aristocratical (belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy)

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