snob

1. (informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes.Examples: "Proceed as a snob climbing the social ladder, namely, know the best people in the neighbourhood, then the best people they know. The end is not that of snobbery, but an eternal treasure."; "Outside of his own set he was considered rather a snob, but as his set was the set, it never worried him."; "If wanting the best things in life means being a snob then glory hallelujah I'm a snob."derogatoryinformal

2. (colloquial) A cobbler or shoemaker.Examples: "The snobs were also kind to him, and gave him a pair of boots which they assured him were of a type and quality reserved entirely for officers […]"colloquial

3. (dated) A member of the lower classes; a commoner.Examples: "'D'ye know a slap-up sort of button, when you see it?' said the youth. 'Don't look at mine, if you ain't a judge, because these lions' heads was made for men of taste: not snobs.'"; "I like better gin-and-water than claret. I like a sanded floor in Carnaby Market better than a chalked one in Mayfair. I prefer Snobs, I own it."; "I tell you, sir, that I have a brain of my own, and that I should feel myself to be a snob and a slave if I did not use it."dated

4. (archaic) A workman who works for lower wages than his fellows, especially one who will not join a strike (a scab).archaic

5. (Cambridge University) A townsman, as opposed to a gownsman.Synonyms: cad