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A person of some wealth or social distinction.
colloquial, originally slang. A fashionably or stylishly dressed person; hence, a person of good social position, a highly distinguished person.
Originally among people of lower social status: a person who is stylishly dressed or who has a smart appearance; a swell; (hence) one of the…