aristo

noun

aris·​to ə-ˈri-(ˌ)stō How to pronounce aristo (audio)
plural aristos

Examples of aristo in a Sentence

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For similarly practical reasons, it was also embraced by the city’s palace-dwelling aristos. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2024 By acquiring the names of all the other lords in his weed-farm network through some poor aristo whose estate has been turned into a flophouse for low-level gangsters after a dispute with the Glasses, Eddie can take this vital intel to Johnston and take away the Glasses’ leverage of secrecy. Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024 In his dark and brilliant film, Dirk Bogarde plays Hugo Barret, the gentleman’s gentleman to Tony, the dissolute aristo portrayed by James Fox. David Coggins, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2024 In the 18th and 19th centuries, aristos collected poets and artists to reside in their country estates. Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2024 The show glancingly and very delicately acknowledges that Britain’s aristos are resistant to accepting a Black queen, along with the elevation of other Black families to their social circle. Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2023 Her Richard is an entitled aristo rather than a calculating imp, a swaggering T. rex instead of a darting velociraptor. Helen Shaw, Vulture, 11 July 2022 Sohel’s father, an aristo to his fingertips, would have been amused to think of a Dunyapur peasant having an opinion on the matter at all, and might have called him over to enjoy his discomfiture in the presence of the Begum Sahiba’s bikini. Daniyal Mueenuddin, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2021 Linda is a sheltered, frivolous, and innocuous aristo-fool. Lesley M.m. Blume, Town & Country, 31 July 2021

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aristo was in 1849

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“Aristo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aristo. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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