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Upper class

/ˌʌpəˈklɑːs/

Those people at the top of a social hierarchy

📖 Definitions of "Upper class"

noun
  1. 1

    Those people at the top of a social hierarchy

  2. 2

    The aristocracy

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Upper class"

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upper crustnoun(idiomatic, usually with the) The social elite, the highest social class.
elitenounA special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group.
high-classRecognized for its quality.
uppernounAt a higher level, rank or position.
elevatednounRaised, usually above ground level.
topnounThe highest or uppermost part of something.
upper-levelat an elevated level in rank or importance
overclassnounA powerful, privileged social class.
uppertendomnounThe very highest social class; the upper ten.
polite societynounThat portion of society that is especially concerned with etiquette, proper behavior, and politeness.
upper ten thousandnoun(dated, colloquial) The ten thousand people, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy.
upper-crusternoun(informal) A member of the social elite, the highest social class.
who's whonoun(countable, sometimes capitalized) A publication containing biographies of well-known or important people.
uppercrusternounA member of the upper crust; a social elite.
high societynounThe socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society, especially in Western societies.
richWealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
aristocracynounThe nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.
poshocracynounA social elite.
uplevelsnounFrom, in, or to a higher level of an organization, society, or building.
massesnoun(generically) People, especially a large number of people; the general population.

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