Afristocrat
Afristocrat noun: a wealthy and/or elite black person.
Noun
Afristocrat (plural Afristocrats)
- A wealthy and/or elite black person.
- If things go well for this country, they will have a wonderful selection of career opportunities and a fine selection of local role-models, a new breed of Afristocrats who succeed through their abilities.1999, Mike Freedman, Renaissance Dawning: South Africa - Into the 21st Century, page 213
- Cyrildene was colonised by traders from Beijing, and the best suburbs have of course been settled by our new ruling class, ‘Afristocrats’ and politicians who tool around in BMWs and dine in the Smokestack.2002, Rian Malan, “Jo'burg Lovesong”, in Heidi Holland, Adam Roberts, editors, From Jo'burg to Jozi: Stories about Africa's Infamous City, page 154
Forms of Afristocrat
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Origin of Afristocrat
Blend of African + aristocrat.
Questions about Afristocrat
- What does Afristocrat mean?
- Afristocrat means a wealthy and/or elite black person.
- What part of speech is Afristocrat?
- Afristocrat is a noun.
- What is the plural of Afristocrat?
- The plural of Afristocrat is Afristocrats.
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