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noun
An upstart or newcomer; nouveau riche; parvenu; an ambitious, brash or arrogant person who has yet to integrate with his or her new social group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unpleasant person, disagreeable person
Narrower terms: social climber, climber, junior
History
Etymology tree French arriver Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French arrivistebor. English arriviste Borrowed from French arriviste.
