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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aristocrat \A*ris"to*crat\ (?; 277), noun [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
aristocrat
noun: a member of the aristocracy [syn: {blue blood}, {patrician}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "aristocrat": 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
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