snobbier

snobbier
snob NOUN 1) a person who has an exaggerated respect for high social position or wealth and who looks down on those regarded as socially inferior. 2) a person who believes that their tastes in a particular area are superior to others: a wine snob.
DERIVATIVES snobbery noun (pl. snobberies) snobbism noun snobby adjective (snobbier, snobbiest) .
ORIGIN originally dialect in the sense «cobbler», later denoting a person lacking high rank or status.

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