arriviste

Noun
  1. A person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class (synset 110760525)
    hypernym: disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
    hyponym:
    • climber, social climber - someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior
    • junior - term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
    synonym: nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart

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