snob

snob

S0512300 (snŏb)n.1. One who despises, ignores, or is patronizing to those he or she considers inferior.2. One who is convinced of his or her superiority in matters of taste or intellect.

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[Earlier snob, cobbler, lower-class person, one who aspires to social prominence.]

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snob′by adj.

snob

(snɒb) n1. a. a person who strives to associate with those of higher social status and who behaves condescendingly to others. Compare inverted snobb. (as modifier): snob appeal. 2. a person having similar pretensions with regard to his tastes, etc: an intellectual snob. [C18 (in the sense: shoemaker; hence, C19: a person who flatters those of higher station, etc): of unknown origin] ˈsnobbery n ˈsnobbish adj ˈsnobbishly adv ˈsnobbishness, ˈsnobbism n ˈsnobby adj ˈsnobbily adv

snob

(snɒb)

n. 1. a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending to others. 2. a person who believes himself or herself to have superior tastes and is condescending toward those with different tastes: an intellectual snob. [1775–85; orig. uncertain] snob′bish, adj. snob′by, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

snob - a person regarded as arrogant and annoyingprig, snoot, snotdisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable

snob

noun elitist, highbrow, social climber She was an intellectual snob.

snob

nounOne who despises people or things regarded as inferior, especially because of social or intellectual pretension:elitist.Informal: snoot.

Translations

势利小人自命不凡者

snob

(snob) noun a person who admires people of high rank or social class, and despises those in a lower class etc than himself. Being a snob, he was always trying to get to know members of the royal family. 自負傲慢的人 自命不凡者，势利小人 ˈsnobbery noun behaviour, talk etc that is typical of a snob. She couldn't bear her mother's snobbery. 自負傲慢的行為 恃才傲物，势利行为 ˈsnobbish adjectiveShe always had a snobbish desire to live in an area of expensive housing. 勢利眼的，負傲慢的 势利的，自命不凡的 ˈsnobbishly adverb 勢利眼地，自負傲慢地 势利地ˈsnobbishness noun 勢利，自負傲慢 势利

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