snob
[noun]
Synonyms: elitist, highbrow, prig

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Related Words: name-dropper, snobling, bootlicker, hanger-on, lickspittle, sycophant, toady

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

snob /snɒb $ snɑːb/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: snob 'shoemaker, person of low social rank' (18-19 centuries)]

1. someone who thinks they are better than people from a lower social class – used to show disapproval:
Stop being such a snob.
I don’t want to sound like a snob, but I thought she was vulgar.

2. someone who thinks they are better than other people because they know more about something – used to show disapproval:
a bunch of intellectual snobs
music/wine snob

3. snob value/appeal British English something that has snob value is liked by people who think they are better than other people:
That kind of car has real snob appeal.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

SNOB
Slightly North of Broad

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