elitist
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6.8
- noun
- /ɪˈliːtɪst/
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elitista
- Many voters began to view him as an elitist who only cared about wealthy individuals.
Like is mindfulness only for elitists in a way.
- Like is mindfulness only for elitists in a way.
- He's a tech elitist with too much money on his hands.
- What why do you think that they, that these elitists are, are done here on Earth?
- I mean, it's a rich white person elitists.
Examples
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I'm highly educated, but I suspect that makes me an elitist, right?
Blog text (1) -
Elitists are not necessarily hostile toward popular art, and populists may prize excellence.
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Is that an elitist thought?
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Well, I'm not an elitist like you.
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There's no reason to be an elitist about it.
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People think that we are elitists who do not belong at Target, and they may be right.
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That is because I am a miserable, grumpy elitist... and that works for me.
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Bourbaki was a group of elitist French mathematicians.
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For some crazy reason, everybody thinks you're a rich elitist that can't relate to regular people.
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The move to replace jury trials with mediation and arbitration, he says, is actually an effort by elitists in our society to control how disputes are decided.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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5.4
A person who dislikes or treats people of other races unfairly
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5.1
A person who thinks they are better than others because of their social status or taste
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8.6
A person who believes one race is better than others and wants that race to have power
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7.9
A person who strongly believes their country, group or gender is better and is unfair to others
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9.3
A person who thinks one race is better than others
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8.5
Supporting rules that keep certain people from joining a group
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8.2
A person who treats people unfairly because of their social class
A person who wants a small group of rich, powerful people to control the government
A person who supports unfair treatment of some people or groups
A person or group that excludes others and thinks only their group is right
A person who believes one person or group should be ranked below another
Antonyms
Compounds
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7.5
A way of thinking that makes you feel better than others and makes you treat them as less important
A rule that gives special advantages to rich or powerful people rather than everyone
How Elitist
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word elitist comes from elite, meaning 'the chosen best', and the ending -ist, which means 'a person'. So an elitist is a person who thinks a small, chosen group is better than others and should have more power.