snob

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noun

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snobs

1.
(derogatory, informal)A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes.
2.
(colloquial)A cobbler or shoemaker.
3.
(dated)A member of the lower classes; a commoner.
4.
(archaic)A workman who works for lower wages than his fellows, especially one who will not join a strike (a scab).
5.
(Cambridge University) A townsman, as opposed to a gownsman.
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Late 18th century dialectal English snob (cobbler), of unknown origin. Early senses of the word carried the meaning of "lower status"; it was then used to describe those seeking to imitate those of higher wealth or status. folk etymology Folk etymology derives it from the Latin phrase sine nobilitate (without nobility), but early uses had no connection to this.