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elitist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɪˈliːtɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin ēligō Latin ēlēctus Vulgar Latin *exlectus? Old French eslitbor. Middle English elit English elite Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English elitist From elite + -ist.

Meanings

  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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
élitist alternative lexicographic
more elitist Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most elitist Degree=Sup lexicographic

Translations (14)

cs elitářský (of or relating to elitism) · da elitistisk (of or relating to elitism) · ca elitista (of or relating to elitism) · nn elitistisk (of or relating to elitism) · fr élitiste (of or relating to elitism) · de elitär (of or relating to elitism) · pt elitista (of or relating to elitism) · de elitistisch (of or relating to elitism) · es elitista (of or relating to elitism) · sv elitisk (of or relating to elitism) · sv elitistisk (of or relating to elitism) · nl elitair (of or relating to elitism) · nb elitistisk (of or relating to elitism) · ja エリートの (of or relating to elitism)

elitist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɪˈliːtɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin ēligō Latin ēlēctus Vulgar Latin *exlectus? Old French eslitbor. Middle English elit English elite Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English elitist From elite + -ist.

Meanings

  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 Education, volume 7, →DOI, page 10:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
élitist alternative lexicographic
elitists Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

antielitist · nonelitist

Translations (14)

sh elìtist (someone who believes in rule by an elite group) · fr élitiste (someone who believes in rule by an elite group) · cs elitář (someone who believes in rule by an elite group) · nn elitist (someone who believes in rule by an elite group) · ca elitista (someone who believes in rule by an elite group) · fa نخبهگرا (someone who believes in rule by an elite group) · pt elitista (someone who believes in rule by an elite group) · es elitista (someone who believes in rule by an elite group) · sh елѝтист (someone who believes in rule by an elite group) · ja エリート (someone who believes in rule by an elite group) · nb elitist (someone who believes in rule by an elite group) · de Elitistin (someone who believes in rule by an elite group) · de Elitist (someone who believes in rule by an elite group) · da elitist (someone who believes in rule by an elite group)