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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who looks down on others |
| Synonyms: | braggart, highbrow, name-dropper, parvenu, pretender, smarty pants, stiff neck, upstart |
| Main Entry: | prig |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prude |
| Synonyms: | fussbudget, puritan, snob |
| Main Entry: | flunky |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attendant |
| Synonyms: | drudge, footman, gofer, lackey, servant, snob, steward, sycophant, toady |
Example Sentences
- While the wine snob is largely an invention that eases societal discomfort, the wine bore is in fact a real problem.
- She speaks with an aristocratic intonation, but is no snob.
- He was a snob who fawned on royalty and admired fascism.
| Main Entry: | parvenu |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | upstart |
| Synonyms: | arrogant, newcomer, nouveau riche, snob |
| Main Entry: | pretender |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | phony |
| Synonyms: | actor, charlatan, deceiver, dissembler, fake, faker, fraud, hypocrite, imitator, impostor, quack, snob |
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