Definition of "elite" in English

adjective

1. Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.

2. Representing the choicest or most select of a group.

noun

1. A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group.

   • constituting an elite
   • the hubris of the elites

2. Someone who is among the best at a certain task.

3. (typography) A typeface with 12 characters per inch.