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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARIST'OCRAT, n. One who favors an aristocracy in principle or practice; one who is a friend to an aristocratical form of government.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a member of the aristocracy [syn: aristocrat, blue blood, patrician]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1789 1. a member of an aristocracy; especially noble 2. a. one who has the bearing and viewpoint typical of the aristocracy b. one who favors aristocracy 3. one believed to be superior of its kind <the aristocrat of Southern resorts — Southern Living>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a member of the nobility. Etymology: F aristocrate (as ARISTOCRATIC)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Aristocrat A*ris"to*crat (?; 277), n. [F. aristocrate. See Aristocracy.] 1. One of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble. 2. One who is overbearing in his temper or habits; a proud or haughty person. A born aristocrat, bred radical. --Mrs. Browning. 3. One who favors an aristocracy as a form of government, or believes the aristocracy should govern. His whole family are accused of being aristocrats. --Romilly.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(aristocrats) An aristocrat is someone whose family has a high social rank, especially someone who has a title. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Believer in government by the higher classes, advocate of rule by the privileged, advocate of privilege. 2. Haughty or overbearing person, person of supercilious feeling.

Moby Thesaurus

Brahman, archduke, armiger, baron, baronet, blue blood, count, daimio, duke, earl, esquire, gentleman, grand duke, grandee, hidalgo, lace-curtain, laird, landgrave, lord, lordling, magnate, magnifico, margrave, marquis, noble, nobleman, optimate, palsgrave, patrician, peer, seigneur, seignior, silk-stocking, squire, swell, thoroughbred, upper-cruster, viscount, waldgrave