"elitist" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more elitist [comparative], most elitist [superlative]
Etymology: From elite + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|elite|ist}} elite + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} elitist (comparative more elitist, superlative most elitist)
  1. Of or relating to elitism. Translations (of or relating to elitism): elitista (Catalan), elitářský [masculine] (Czech), elitistisk (Danish), elitair (Dutch), élitiste (French), elitär (German), elitistisch (German), エリートの (erīto no) (Japanese), elitistisk (Norwegian Bokmål), elitistisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), elitista (Spanish), elitistisk (Swedish), elitisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-elitist-en-adj-iu73Eubp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: élitist

Noun

Forms: elitists [plural]
Etymology: From elite + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|elite|ist}} elite + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} elitist (plural elitists)
  1. (usually derogatory) Someone who believes in or is perceived as believing in rule by an elite group. Tags: derogatory, usually Categories (topical): People Translations (someone who believes in rule by an elite group): elitista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), elitář [masculine] (Czech), elitist [common-gender] (Danish), élitiste [feminine, masculine] (French), Elitist [masculine] (German), Elitistin [feminine] (German), エリート (erīto) (Japanese), elitist [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), elitist [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ⁧نخبهگرا⁩ (Persian), елѝтист [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), elìtist [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), elitista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-elitist-en-noun-aQ6ZiZcn Disambiguation of People: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: élitist

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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