snob

Etymology

Late 18th century dialectal English snob (“cobbler”), of unknown origin. Early senses of the word carried the meaning of "lower status;" it was then used to describe those seeking to imitate those of higher wealth or status. Folk etymology derives it from the Latin phrase sine nobilitate (“without nobility”), but early uses had no connection to this. The modern sense was popularized by William Makepeace Thackeray in The Book of Snobs (1848).

noun

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.
   Outside of his own set he was considered rather a snob, but as his set was the set, it never worried him. 1920, F. Scott Fitzgerald, “//dummy.host/index.php?title=s%3Aen%3AFlappers+and+Philosophers%2FThe+Four+Fists%2FChapter+2 The Four Fists”, in Flappers and Philosophers
   If wanting the best things in life means being a snob then glory hallelujah I'm a snob. 1958, Arnold Wesker, Roots
2. (colloquial) A cobbler or shoemaker.
   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 […] 1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 57
3. (dated) A member of the lower classes; a commoner.
4. (archaic) A workman who works for lower wages than his fellows, especially one who will not join a strike (a scab).
5. (Cambridge University) A townsman, as opposed to a gownsman.