new-rich

American  

[noo-rich, nyoo-] / ˈnuˈrɪtʃ, ˈnyu- /

adjective

1. newly or suddenly wealthy.

2. characteristic of a newly or suddenly wealthy person.

   a new-rich display of expensive jewelry.

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noun

1. nouveau riche.

Etymology

Origin of new-rich

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

But the trade of socialites is fast being augmented by the trade of new-rich war workers, who have long listened to the juke-box hit "Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry."

From Time Magazine Archive

In Stevens' world, the,socially important "ins" compromise brilliantly with the new-rich "outs."

From Time Magazine Archive

The Industrial Revolution changed all that, downgrading hand labor, raising up a new-rich middle class, and widening the gulf between servant and master.

From Time Magazine Archive

Old-rich Los Angeles families and new-rich Hollywood stars have studded the beach along the Pacific with private enclaves carefully fenced off from the hamburger stands, volleyball games and muscular exhibitions of the public beaches.

From Time Magazine Archive

From what he had observed of fashionable people, especially the new-rich, they endeavored to submerge altogether the evidences of past manual and menial labor.

From Half a Rogue by MacGrath, Harold