arriviste

[ ar-ee-veest; French a-ree-veest ]
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noun,plural ar·ri·vistes [ar-ee-veests; French a-ree-veest]. /ˌær iˈvists; French a riˈvist/.
  1. a person who has recently acquired unaccustomed status, wealth, or success, especially by dubious means and without earning concomitant esteem.

Origin of arriviste

1
From French, dating back to 1900–05; see origin at arrive, -ist

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arriviste

/ (ˌæriːˈviːst, French arivist) /


noun
  1. a person who is unscrupulously ambitious

Origin of arriviste

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French: see arrive, -ist

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