arriviste
a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class • Syn: upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche • Derivationally related forms: nouveau-riche (for: nouveau-riche), parvenu (for: parvenu) • Hypernyms: unpleasant person, disagreeable person • Hyponyms: social climber, climber, junior
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