Arriviste Definition

ă-rē-vēst
arrivistes
noun
arrivistes
A person who has recently attained high position or great power but not general acceptance or respect; an upstart.
American Heritage
A person who has recently gained power, wealth, success, etc. and is regarded as an upstart; parvenu.
Webster's New World
A social climber; a bounder.
American Heritage

Upstart, newcomer, late arrival, nouveau riche, parvenu, generally characterised as an ambitious, brash or arrogant person who has yet to integrate with his or her new social group.

Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Arriviste

Noun

Singular:
arriviste
Plural:
arrivistes

Origin of Arriviste

  • French from arriver to arrive from Old French ariver arrive

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French arriviste.

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

AARARR

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ETESTE

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