arriviste
[ar-ee-veest; French a-ree-veest]
noun, plural ar·ri·vistes [ar-ee-veests; French a-ree-veest] /ˌær iˈvists; French a riˈvist/.
a person who has recently acquired unaccustomed status, wealth, or success, especially by dubious means and without earning concomitant esteem.
Origin of arriviste
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In it there is as much enthusiasm as serious purpose, as much of the essence of youth as of the arriviste.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and MeaningWillard Huntington Wright
arriviste
noun
Word Origin for arriviste
French: see arrive, -ist
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