arriviste

ar·ri·viste

noun \-ˈvēst\

Definition of ARRIVISTE

: one that is a new and uncertain arrival (as in social position or artistic endeavor)

Examples of ARRIVISTE

1. <the town's old money immediately shunned these vulgar arrivistes, who may have had the cash but certainly not the class>

Origin of ARRIVISTE

French, from arriver

First Known Use: 1901

Related to ARRIVISTE

Synonyms: nouveau riche, parvenu, upstart

Related Words: arrivé, comer; adventurer, snob, social climber; fat cat, moneybags, nabob

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Rhymes with ARRIVISTE

baker's yeast, dirigiste, hartebeest, Middle East, north-northeast, pointillist, wildebeest