UPPER CRUST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy

Synonyms:

upper class; upper crust

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("upper crust" is a kind of...):

class; social class; socio-economic class; stratum (people having the same social, economic, or educational status)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "upper crust"):

elite; elite group (a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status)

aristocracy; gentry (the most powerful members of a society)

people in power; ruling class (the class of people exerting power or authority)