aristocrat
pronunciation
How to pronounce aristocrat in British English:
UK [ˈærɪstəkræt]
How to pronounce aristocrat in American English:
US [əˈrɪstəkræt]
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- Noun:
- a member of the aristocracy
Word Origin
- aristocrat (n.)
- 1789, from French aristocrate, a word of the Revolution, a back-formation from aristocratie (see aristocracy).
Example
- 1. This lady was a minor austrian aristocrat and a friend of alfred nobel .
- 2. The proud french aristocrat was happy to call himself " half yankee " .
- 3. The mystery man pictured with an 18-year-old lady diana spencer has been unmasked as aristocrat adam russell .
- 4. His limousine waits in the square below , watched over by pigeons and the bust of a dead aristocrat .
- 5. At 16 , mary fell in love with percy shelley , an aristocrat by birth and atheist by declaration , a rebel at every chance .