Boston Brahmin

See also: Boston brahmin

English

Alternative forms

• Boston brahmin

Noun

Boston Brahmin (plural Boston Brahmins)

1. A person of high social standing who is a member of a wealthy, influential family with a lengthy history of residence in or near the city of Boston, USA.

   Synonym: Brahmin (Boston)

   Hypernym: Bostonian

   • 2005 August 10, Steven Pearlstein, “A Boston Brahmin's Brawls With Donaldson”, in Washington Post, page D01:

     Edward C. Johnson III is the very model of a Boston Brahmin billionaire—a pillar of Yankee discretion and probity.