aristocrat

Noun

Meaning

One of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble.

One who is overbearing in his temper or habits; a proud or haughty person.

One who favors an aristocracy as a form of government, or believes the aristocracy should govern.

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Every marriage tends to consist of an aristocrat and a peasant. Of a teacher and a learner. John Updike

The breath of an aristocrat is the death rattle of freedom. Georg Büchner

Man,--the aristocrat amongst the animals. Heinrich Heine

Eccentricity is not, as some would believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd. Edith Sitwell

He is an aristocrat in folio. Dutch Proverb

The farmer is a born philosopher, the aristocrat has to learn how. Polish Proverb

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