arriviste

[ ar-ee-veest; French a-ree-veest ]

noun

, plural ar·ri·vistes [ar-ee-, veests, a, -, r, ee-, veest].

1. a person who has recently acquired unaccustomed status, wealth, or success, especially by dubious means and without earning concomitant esteem.

arriviste

/ ˌæriːˈviːst; arivist /

noun

1. a person who is unscrupulously ambitious

Word History and Origins

Origin of arriviste¹

From French, dating back to 1900–05; arrive, -ist

Word History and Origins

Origin of arriviste¹

French: see arrive , -ist

Example Sentences

In it there is as much enthusiasm as serious purpose, as much of the essence of youth as of the arriviste.

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