jazzerati

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noun

People who are considered the elite in the world of jazz music.

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Meanings

nounjazzerati pl (plural only)
  1. informalpluralplural onlyPeople who are considered the elite in the world of jazz music.

    Burns and Ward see their work as an attempt to reach beyond the factional discord of the “jazzerati” to introduce nonaficionados, and particularly younger Americans, to the story of one of the nation's most distinctive musical traditions.

    2000, U.S. News & World Report, volume 129, page 178

Origin

Blend of jazz + literati.

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APA

jazzerati. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jazzerati

MLA

“jazzerati.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jazzerati. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jazzerati,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jazzerati.

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