WASP
n. countablen. Stands for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. A person from a wealthy or powerful family who is white, Protestant, and has ancestors from northern Europe. It is often used to describe a specific social class in the United States.
n. Abbreviation for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. Refers to a social group of white Americans with northern European ancestry and Protestant backgrounds. Often carries connotations of inherited wealth, social privilege, and historical political influence.
He grew up in a wealthy WASP family in New England.
The novel explores the decline of the traditional WASP elite in American politics during the late twentieth century.
Usually written in all capitals as an acronym; can be used as a noun or as a modifier before another noun.