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snob
1. n. (informal) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes.
2. n. (colloquial) A cobbler or shoemaker.
3. n. (dated) A member of the lower classes; a commoner.

Example Sentences

He took an equivalent delight in seeing tales of their closeness appear in the press, for he could, as even his close friends acknowledged, be something of a snob.

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