snɔb n. 1 a a
person with an exaggerated
respect for social position or
wealth and who despises socially
inferior connections. b (attrib.)
related to or
characteristic of
this attitude. 2 a person who behaves with servility to social superiors. 3 a person who despises others
whose (usu. specified) tastes or attainments are considered inferior (an
intellectual snob; a
wine snob). øøsnobbery n. (pl. -ies). snobbish adj. snobbishly adv. snobbishness n. snobby adj. (snobbier, snobbiest). [18th c. (now dial.) 'cobbler': orig. unkn.]