arriviste

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

/ˌæ.ɹɪˈviːst/ /ˌɑɹiˈvist/

arriviste arrivistes

Borrowed from French arriviste.

social climber drifter

arrivistic

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