I. -lēd.ə̇st, -lētə̇- noun
( -s )
Etymology: elite + -ist
1. : one who is an adherent of elitism
the few may rule for the logical reason that they do rule, as some elitists maintain — C.E.Merriam
2. : one who is or regards himself as a member of an elite
he was an elitist , who esteemed himself better than Americans from most classes of the population — Louis Filler
II. adjective
: of or relating to elitism : characterized by or favorable to elitism
there is a good deal of elitist thinking among those neoliberals — C.J.Friedrich
these new elitist and totalitarian regimes — F.G.Wilson