as in parvenus
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
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upstarts
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How that plays out will have major ramifications for how open the ecosystem is to competitors and upstarts.—
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semafor.com,
29 Oct. 2025 -
The good news is the Buccaneers still have two young upstarts who are leading the way.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Arrivistes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrivistes. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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