aristocrat

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ar·is·to·crat [aristocrat aristocrats] BrE [ˈærɪstəkræt] NAmE [əˈrɪstəkræt] noun
a member of the ↑aristocracy
compare ↑commoner

Word Origin:
late 18th cent.: from French aristocrate (a word of the French Revolution), from aristocratie, from Greek aristokratia, from aristos ‘best’ + -kratia ‘power’.

Example Bank:
•At that time, diplomatic posts were filled by aristocrats.
•He had the air of an aristocrat.
•He received the patronage of a minor local aristocrat.
•The castle has been owned by a succession of wealthy aristocrats.
•The owners are French aristocrats who fled to England.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  blue blood, patrician