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elitist

/ɪˈliːtɪst/

elitist adjective: of or relating to elitism.

Adjective

elitist (comparative more elitist, superlative most elitist)

  1. Of or relating to elitism.
    • And unlike his Davis, California homey DJ Shadow, who smothers tracks with avant-garde displays of turntable mastery, Mike isn't afraid to let his B-boy bouillabaisse coalesce into real bootylicious grooves that are more about moving the crowd than wowing elitist nerds who crowd around the DJ booth.1998 September, Matt Diehl, Vibe, volume 6, numbers 6-8, page 302

Noun

elitist (plural elitists)

  1. (derogatory, usually) Someone who believes in or is perceived as believing in rule by an elite group.
    • Narrators demonstrated resistance coping techniques through direct confrontation with aggressors, such as racists, sexists, homophobes, elitists, and misogynoirists.2022 December 6, LeAnna T. Luney, “Like our foremothers survived: Self-education, direct confrontation, and humor as resistance coping in Black womxn and femme college student being”, in Frontiers in...

elitist meaning in Persian

elitist in Persian

someone who believes in rule by an elite group
نخبهگرا

Examples of elitist in a sentence

  • The Hollywood elitists had nominated two fraudumentaries on fake hospitals, yearning to breathe free.
  • Populism is the new model of cool; elitists, rather than teeny-boppers or bandwagon-jumpers, are the new squares.
  • Designers are variously seen as decorationists, elitists or servants of the consumerist machine.

All 12 example sentences with elitist

Forms of elitist

Adjective
comparativemore elitist
superlativemost elitist
alternative formélitist
Noun
pluralelitists

Origin of elitist

From elite + -ist.

Words formed from elitist

Questions about elitist

What does elitist mean?
Elitist means of or relating to elitism.
What is elitist in Persian?
Elitist in Persian is نخبهگرا. See Elitist meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is elitist?
Elitist can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce elitist?
Elitist is pronounced /ɪˈliːtɪst/ (UK).

Words near elitist in the dictionary

  1. elitest
  2. eliticide
  3. eliticides
  4. elitism
  5. elitisms
  6. elitist
  7. elitistly
  8. elitists
  9. elitocide
  10. elitocracies
  11. elitocracy

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