| NOUN | person | arriviste, upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche | a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class |
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| Meaning | A person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class. | |
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| Synonyms | upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche | |
| Narrower | junior | Term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male |
| social climber, climber | someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior | |
| Broader | unpleasant person, disagreeable person | A person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
| Spanish | advenedizo, arribista, nouveau-riche, nuevo rico, nuevorico | |
| Catalan | nou-ric, nouveau-riche | |
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