Synonyms of arriviste

arriviste

noun

ˌa-ri-ˈvēst 

as in parvenu

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 & Similar Words

• parvenu
• upstart
• adventurer
• nouveau riche
• snob
• comer
• arrivé
• nabob
• moneybags
• social climber
• fat cat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of arriviste

Her circle includes an aunt who is a champion wrestler, a resident Goth named Isabel and sultry Penny Century, an arriviste married to a wealthy magnate with horns on his head. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2023

The underdog pick is Cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun), an ingenuous arriviste who, long-limbed and blunder-prone, provides much of the show’s comic relief. — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2021

Three years ago, Gaga got dinged for being an Oscars arriviste; there could have been a hundred people in the room and not enough of them voted for her in Best Actress. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2021

But every now and then even captains of industry get taken by surprise, and lately they’ve been kept on their toes by a barrage of novel financial vehicles and the arriviste investors driving up their value. — Emily Stewart, Town & Country, 3 June 2021

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