tiptopper
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Meaning · English
An upper-class person or aristocrat.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
[…] tiptoppers like a bit of fun as well as anybody else: it can't all be state concerts at Buckingham Palace. I don't know whether they still have midnight tobogganing on tea-trays down the stair- cases of country houses […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “tiptopper” mean?
An upper-class person or aristocrat.
Is “tiptopper” formal or informal?
tiptopper is generally slang.