anti-snob

noun

an·​ti-snob ˌan-tē-ˈsnäb 

ˌan-tī-

variants or antisnob

plural anti-snobs or antisnobs

: a person who rejects or opposes the attitude or behavior typical of snobs

He's an antisnob who writes about his love of pre-1983 Eric Clapton and Pearl Jam with the same keen ear as he does Chicago blues guitarist Harvey Mandel …

—Andrew Gilbert

… enjoyed playing the role of the anti-snob. He once said that the most interesting artistic experience in Paris was going to the flea market.

—Deborah Solomon

anti-snob adjective

or antisnob

The puzzling thing here is that Segal's wine list reveals an intellectual curiosity that's far more anti-snob than the glassware.

—Jon Bonné

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above