jazzerati en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Blend of jazz + literati.
Meanings
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(informal, plural, plural-only) People who are considered the elite in the world of jazz music.
Burns and Ward see their work as an attempt to reach beyond the factional discord of the “jazzerati” to introduce nonaficionados, and particularly younger Americans, to the story of one of the nation's most distinctive musical traditions.
2000, U.S. News & World Report, volume 129, page 178: