- (also Brahman)
a Hindu who belongs to the caste (= division of society) that is considered the highest, originally that of priests 婆罗门(印度教种姓制度中最高阶层成员,原为僧侣级) - (North American English)
a person who is rich and has a lot of influence in society, especially somebody from New England whose family belongs to the highest social class (尤指来自新英格兰某些高贵家族的)要人,名士,巨头 a Boston Brahmin 波士顿的上层人物