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snob

/snɒb/

Meanings
noun
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.

Examples :

"My coworker is such a snob; she only talks about designer clothes and makes fun of anyone who shops at discount stores. "
person attitude character style society human value

Related Words

Illustration preferring

preferring verb

/prɪˈfɜːrɪŋ/ /priˈfɜːrɪŋ/

To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.

"I prefer tea to coffee."

Illustration inferior

inferior noun

/ɪnˈfɪəɹɪə/ /ɪnˈfɪ(ə)ɹiɚ/

A person of lower stature to another

"As you are my inferior, I can tell you to do anything I want."

Illustration shoemaker

shoemaker noun

/ˈʃuːmeɪkər/

A person who makes shoes

"The shoemaker repaired the hole in my daughter's favorite boot. "

Illustration university

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

Illustration themselves

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

Illustration socialize

socialize verb

/ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪz/ /ˈsoʊʃiəˌlaɪz/

To interact with others

"After work, I like to socialize with my colleagues at a local cafe. "

Illustration designer

designer noun

/dɪˈzaɪnɚ/

A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.

"My sister is a fashion designer, creating beautiful clothes for others. "

Illustration unrefined

unrefined adjective

/ˌʌnrɪˈfaɪnd/ /ˌənrɪˈfaɪnd/

Crude, raw or unprocessed

"The baker preferred using unrefined sugar in his cookies because he liked the slightly molasses-like flavor. "

Illustration perceived

perceived verb

/pəˈsiːvd/ /pɚˈsivd/

To become aware of, through the physical senses or by thinking; to see; to understand.

"The student perceived the teacher's frustration by the tone of her voice. "

Illustration pointedly

pointedly adverb

/ˈpɔɪntɪdlɪ/ /ˈpɔɪntlɪ/

Explicitly; with emphasis; so as to make a point, especially with criticism

"She pointedly ignored his greeting, turning her back to him and walking away. "

Illustration construction

construction noun

/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

The process of constructing.

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."

Illustration coworker

coworker noun

/ˈkoʊˌwɜːrkər/ /ˈkoʊˌwʌrkər/

Somebody with whom one works.

"He heard from a coworker that the company planned to merge those departments."