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upstart1 definition

up·start (up′stärt′)

noun

a person who has recently come into wealth, power, etc., esp. one who behaves in a presumptuous, aggressive manner; parvenu

adjective

  1. newly rich, powerful, etc.
  2. of or characteristic of an upstart
upstart2 definition

up·start (up stärt′)

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to start, or spring, up or cause to spring up

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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