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# snob

«snob» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who thinks they are better than others because…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a snob, snobs)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A snob is a person who thinks they are better than others because of money, family, school or class, and looks down on people they think are lower. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snob/#m1)

2) A snob is also someone who thinks their taste is better and looks down on other people's choices: a food snob, a music snob, a book snob. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snob/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories snobs are often comic or unpleasant characters who learn a lesson; the word tells the reader the person is proud and unkind. In PSHE lessons it links to respect and not judging people by money or accent. Phrases: "a food snob", "a coffee snob", "snob value", "inverted snob" (someone who looks down on rich or posh things).

### examples

- The snob at the party would not talk to anyone without a big house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snob/#x1)
- Don't be a snob about cheap trainers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snob/#x2)
- My uncle is a coffee snob and only drinks special beans. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snob/#x3)
- She is a book snob who thinks comics are silly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snob/#x4)
- The new girl seemed like a snob, but she was just shy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snob/#x5)
- In the story, the snobby duchess learns that kindness matters more than money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snob/#x6)
- Calling someone a snob is not a compliment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snob/#x7)

### note

Countable: a snob, snobs. Adjectives: snobbish, snobby; noun: snobbery. It is an insult, so use it carefully. Being shy or quiet is not the same as being a snob.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «snob» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snob/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.