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Noun: arriviste  ,er-ee'veest [N. Amer], ,a-ree'veest [Brit]
Usage: informal
  1. A person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
    "The arriviste struggled to fit in with the old money crowd";
    - upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche

Derived forms: arrivistes

Type of: disagreeable person, unpleasant person

Encyclopedia: Arriviste