Meaning Of The Word Arriviste

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What's The Definition Of Arriviste?

arriviste
countable noun: You describe someone as an arriviste when you are criticizing them because they are trying very hard to belong to an influential or important social group which you feel they have no right to belong to.

arriviste in American English
a person who has recently gained power, wealth, success, etc. and is regarded as an upstart; parvenu
noun: a person who has recently acquired unaccustomed status, wealth, or success, esp. by dubious means and without earning concomitant esteem

arriviste in British English
noun: a person who is unscrupulously ambitious

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