Boston brahmin

noun

A person of high social standing who is a member of a wealthy, influential family with a lengthy history of residence in or near the city of Boston, USA.

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Boston brahmin1

nounBoston brahmin (plural Boston brahmins)

plural Boston brahmins

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Boston Brahmin.

Boston Brahmin2

nounBoston Brahmin (plural Boston Brahmins)

plural Boston Brahmins · alternative Boston brahmin

  1. A person of high social standing who is a member of a wealthy, influential family with a lengthy history of residence in or near the city of Boston, USA.

    Edward C. Johnson III is the very model of a Boston Brahmin billionaire—a pillar of Yankee discretion and probity.

    2005 August 10, Steven Pearlstein, “A Boston Brahmin's Brawls With Donaldson”, in Washington Post, page D01

    Synonyms: Brahmin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person of high social standing who is a member of a wealthy, influential family with a lengthy history of residence in or near the city of Boston, USA.

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Brahmin
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