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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. One who seeks or covets the society of titled persons; one who courts the acquaintance of celebrities at any sacrifice of personal dignity; a toady; a sycophant. The term took its rise at the English universities from a tuft worn on the cap by young noblemen.

Wiktionary

  1. n. UK, slang, archaic A hanger-on to noblemen or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. Cant, Eng. A hanger-on to noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady. See 1st tuft, 3.

Etymologies

  1. tuft +‎ hunter (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “A tufthunter is a snob, a parasite is a snob, the man who allows the manhood within him to be awed by a coronet is a snob.”

    Thackeray

  • “Randal had hitherto supposed that this notorious tufthunter, this dandy capitalist, this money-lender, whose whole fortune had been wrung from the wants and follies of an aristocracy, was naturally a firm supporter of things as they are -- how could things be better for men like Baron”

    My Novel — Volume 09

  • “You don’t need to know more about the mother-in-law than she is a tufthunter.”

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  • sionnach someone that seeks association with persons of title or high social status: snob; a toady Oct 11, 2007

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