elitist

See also: Elitist and élitist

English

Alternative forms

• élitist

Etymology

From elite +‎ -ist.

Adjective

elitist (comparative more elitist, superlative most elitist)

1. Of or relating to elitism.
   • 1998 September, Matt Diehl, Vibe, volume 6, numbers 6-8, page 302:

     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.

Translations

of or relating to elitism

• Catalan: elitista
• Czech: elitářský m
• Danish: elitistisk
• Dutch: elitair (nl)
• French: élitiste (fr)
• German: elitär (de), elitistisch
• Japanese: エリートの (erīto no)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: elitistisk

  Nynorsk: elitistisk

• Spanish: elitista (es)
• Swedish: elitistisk (sv), elitisk

Noun

elitist (plural elitists)

1. (usually derogatory) Someone who believes in or is perceived as believing in rule by an elite group.
   • 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:

     Narrators demonstrated resistance coping techniques through direct confrontation with aggressors, such as racists, sexists, homophobes, elitists, and misogynoirists.

Translations

someone who believes in rule by an elite group

• Catalan: elitista m or f
• Czech: elitář m
• Danish: elitist c
• French: élitiste (fr) m or f
• German: Elitist m, Elitistin f
• Japanese: エリート (ja) (erīto)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: elitist m

  Nynorsk: elitist m

• Persian: نخبه‌گرا
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: елѝтист m

  Roman: elìtist (sh) m

• Spanish: elitista (es) m or f

Anagrams

• siltite

Dutch

Etymology

From elite +‎ -ist or backformed from elitistisch. Perhaps borrowed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌeː.liˈtɪst/
• Hyphenation: eli‧tist
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

elitist m (plural elitisten)

1. elitist (supporter of rule or management by elites) [from late 1960s]

Related terms

• elitisme
• elitistisch

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French élitiste. By surface analysis, elită +‎ -ist.

Adjective

elitist m or n (feminine singular elitistă, masculine plural elitiști, feminine and neuter plural elitiste)

1. elitist

Declension

Declension of elitist

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	elitist		elitistă	elitiști	elitiste
	definite	elitistul		elitista	elitiștii	elitistele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	elitist		elitiste	elitiști	elitiste
	definite	elitistului		elitistei	elitiștilor	elitistelor

Turkish

Etymology

From French élitiste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.li.tist/

Adjective

elitist

1. elitist

Noun

elitist (definite accusative elitisti, plural elitistler)

1. elitist

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	elitist
Definite accusative	elitisti
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	elitist	elitistler
Definite accusative	elitisti	elitistleri
Dative	elitiste	elitistlere
Locative	elitistte	elitistlerde
Ablative	elitistten	elitistlerden
Genitive	elitistin	elitistlerin
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular elitistim elitistlerim 2nd singular elitistsin elitistlersin 3rd singular elitist elitisttir elitistler elitistlerdir 1st plural elitistiz elitistleriz 2nd plural elitistsiniz elitistlersiniz 3rd plural elitistler elitistlerdir