What is a word for a member of elite? [closed]

Why not just elite? As in "By virtue of his education he was an elite." Or "Due to his wealth he was among the elite".

There are approximations, most of them humorous. Depending on the context, you could use:

upper cruster

self-explanatory

Brahmin

(especially in New England): a person usually from an old, respected family who, because of wealth and social position, wields considerable social, economic, and political power, blah-blah-blah.

blueblood

self-explanatory

patrician

(ancient Roman aristocracy)

In the example given, the elite have a special knowledge, understanding, or insight. As such the word cognoscenti might apply:

a group of people who have a great knowledge and understanding of a particular subject, especially one of the arts

(Source: Cambridge dictionary)

So in the example sentence, one might say:

A number of (the) cognoscenti on Stackoverflow have been harassing, closing, and deleting my posts.

The pronunciation of the word is: /ˌkɒn.jəˈʃen.tiː/ (US) and /ˌkɑː.njəˈʃen.tiː/ (UK) but the speaker button pronounces the UK with a hard G.

If "A number of elites on stackoverflow" sounds ambiguous to you, you could simply say:

A number of elite members on stackoverflow,

but the following is also possible:

A number of stackoverflow elite members,

Look at this sentence from the teamsport.co.uk site:

As Elite Members your details will be shared with MotorSport UK in order for them to fulfil the dispatch of your K-I Licence.