Meaning of Snob | Babel Free

Definitions

1. 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.
   derogatory, informal
2. A cobbler or shoemaker.
   colloquial
3. A member of the lower classes; a commoner.
   dated
4. A workman who works for lower wages than his fellows, especially one who will not join a strike (a scab).
   archaic
5. A townsman, as opposed to a gownsman.

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Examples

“"How do you do?" said Mabel politely. "No, I'm not from the town. I live⟳ at Yalding Towers." The name⟳ seemed to impress⟳ Mademoiselle very much. Gerald anxiously hoped in his own⟳ mind⟳ that she was not a snob.”

“Proceed as a snob climbing the social ladder, namely, know⟳ the best people in the neighbourhood, then the best people they know⟳. The end⟳ is not that of snobbery, but an eternal treasure.”

“Outside of his own⟳ set⟳ he was considered rather a snob, but as his set⟳ was the set⟳, it never worried him.”

“If wanting the best things in life means being a snob then glory hallelujah I'm a snob.”

“The snobs were also kind to him, and gave him a pair of boots which they assured him were of a type⟳ and quality reserved entirely for officers […]”

“'D'ye know⟳ a slap-up sort⟳ of button, when you see⟳ it?' said the youth. 'Don't look⟳ at mine, if you ain't a judge⟳, because these lions' heads was made for men of taste⟳: not snobs.'”

“I like⟳ better gin-and-water than claret. I like⟳ a sanded floor in Carnaby Market better than a chalked one in Mayfair. I prefer⟳ Snobs, I own⟳ it.”

“I tell⟳ you, sir, that I have⟳ a brain of my own⟳, and that I should feel⟳ myself to be a snob and a slave if I did not use⟳ it.”

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