SNOB


Meaning of SNOB in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ snɒb ]

( snobs)

1.

If you call someone a snob , you disapprove of them because they admire upper-class people and have a low opinion of lower-class people.

Going to a private school had made her a snob...

N-COUNT [ disapproval ]

2.

If you call someone a snob , you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are superior to other people because of their intelligence or taste.

She was an intellectual snob.

N-COUNT : usu supp N [ disapproval ]

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