aristo

See also: Aristo, and aristo-

English

Etymology

Shortening of aristocrat.

Pronunciation

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Noun

aristo (plural aristos)

1. (informal) An aristocrat.
   • 2008 February 24, James Kaplan, “Reader, He Married Her”, in New York Times‎:

     This is a beautiful world of enlightened aristos, the kind of people who know not only wine but Italian art and, to a great extent, themselves.

2. (slang, Nigeria) A wealthy man, especially married, who has sexual affairs with much younger women and spends money on them.

Synonyms

• (man who has sex with and spends money on younger women): sugar daddy

Anagrams

• à trois, Oirats, aorist, Artois, ratios, Sirota, raotis, satori, Rosati

French

Etymology

Clipping of aristocrate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʁis.to/

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Noun

aristo m or f by sense (plural aristos)

1. aristocrat