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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
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
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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
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
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(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
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)