arriviste

arriviste

noun

Definition of ARRIVISTE

one who has recently acquired wealth and social position <the town's old money immediately shunned these vulgar arrivistes, who may have had the cash but certainly not the class>

Synonyms arriviste, parvenu, upstart

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