Sunday Word: Arriviste
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1word1dayar·ri·viste (ˌæriːˈviːst):
origin: French, from arrive (1901)
noun
An individual recently attaining status or great power, though not general acceptance or respect; nouveau riche, an upstart, a social climber.
origin: French, from arrive (1901)
noun
An individual recently attaining status or great power, though not general acceptance or respect; nouveau riche, an upstart, a social climber.
