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Aristocrat  One Noun  A Member Aristocracy Superior Aris·To·Crat

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
aris·to·crat
 \\ə-ˈris-tə-ˌkrat, a-; ˈa-rə-stə-\\ 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
English Etymology
aristocrat
  1789, from Fr. aristocrate, a word of the Revolution, a back-formation from aristocratie (see aristocracy).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
aristocrat
ar·is·to·crat / 5AristEkrAt; NAmE E5rist- / noun   a member of the 
aristocracy
 
   (一个)贵族
⇨ compare 
commoner
OLT
aristocrat noun
⇨ lord
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
aris·to·crat
\əˈristəˌkrat sometimes aˈ- or eˈ-, Brit usually & US sometimes ˈaris-; usu -ad.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French aristocrate, back-formation from aristocratie & aristocratique
1. : a high-ranking or otherwise superior individual : a member of an aristocracy; especially : 
noble

2. : one who has the bearing and viewpoint typical of a ruling, privileged, or otherwise superior class; sometimes : one who favors aristocracy

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