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arriviste
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ar·ri·viste  (-r-vst)
n.
1. A person who has recently attained high position or great power but not general acceptance or respect; an upstart.
2. A social climber; a bounder.
[French, from arriver, to arrive, from Old French ariver; see arrive.]
arriviste [ˌæriːˈviːst (French) arivist]
n
a person who is unscrupulously ambitious
[French: see arrive, -ist]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.arriviste - a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that classarriviste - a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
social climber, climber - someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior
junior - term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male; "look here, junior, it's none of your business"
arriviste
noun upstart, would-be, climber, social climber, status seeker, adventurer or adventuress, parvenu or parvenue a woman regarded by some as a pushy arriviste
Translations
arriviste [ˌærɪˈviːst] N → arribista mf
arriviste [ˌæriːˈviːst] (formal) n → arriviste m/f
arriviste
n → Emporkömmling m, → Parvenü m (geh)
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