aristocrat

Meaning

1. One of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble (originally in Revolutionary France).
2. A proponent of aristocracy; an advocate of aristocratic government.
3. A cipher in which the original punctuation and spacing are retained.

Synonyms

noble

nobleman

patrician

peer

blue blood

gentleman

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wellborn

aristocracy

lord

nobility

marchioness

nob

male aristocrat

empress

elite

noblewoman

duke

countess

peeress

plutocrat

swank

swell

baroness

respected person

refined person

gentlemen

well-mannered person

Translations

aristocrate

aristócrata

Aristokrat

aristocratico

aristocrata

aristokrat

nobile

asilzade

soylu

نبيل

aristokraat

aristocraat

αριστοκράτησ

αριστοκράτης

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæɹɪstəˌkɹæt/

Etymology

Cognate with Old English: ar

In summary

From French aristocrate (“aristocrat”), attested once in the 16th century but recoined in the Revolutionary era, from aristocratie (“aristocracy”), from Medieval Latin aristocratia, from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατία (aristokratía), from ἄριστος (áristos, “best”) (compare Old English ar) + κράτος (krátos, “rule”). By surface analysis, aristo- + -crat.