snob
Plural: snobs
Noun
- A person who believes themselves superior, especially in intellect or taste.
- a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
- 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.
- A cobbler or shoemaker.
- A member of the lower classes; a commoner.
- A workman who works for lower wages than his fellows, especially one who will not join a strike (a scab).
- A townsman, as opposed to a gownsman.
Examples
- He was such a Scrabble SNOB, only playing obscure, high-scoring words even if simpler options existed.
Origin / Etymology
Late 18th century dialectal English snob (“cobbler”), of unknown origin. Early senses of the word carried the meaning of "lower status"; it was then used to describe those seeking to imitate those of higher wealth or status. Folk etymology derives it from the Latin phrase sine nobilitate (“without nobility”), but early uses had no connection to this.
The modern sense was popularized by William Makepeace Thackeray in The Book of Snobs (1848).
Scrabble Score: 6
snob: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsnob: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
snob: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
snob: valid Words With Friends Word