upstart
noun
a person who has risen suddenly from a humble position to wealth, power, or a position of consequence.
upstarted
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past participleof upstart.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof upstart.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
upstartnouna person who has risen suddenly from a humble position to wealth, power, or a position of consequence.
Example Sentences
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In an industry where guerrilla tactics pay off, Kahn upstarted the upstarts.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then labor came next, and the conflict began With monsters and beasts famed in song; And heroes upstarted, as rulers of man, And the weak sought the aid of the strong.
From The Poems of Schiller — Third period by Friedrich Schiller
Instantly upstarted Lyubim Tsarevich, put on his armour, and leaped upon his steed.
From The Russian Garland being Russian Folk Tales by J. R. de Rosciszewski
And in this:— "Ghastly amazement! with upstarted hair, Shall hurry on before, and usher us, Whilst trumpets clamor with a sound of death."
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 by Various
Instantly upstarted Lyubim Tsarevich, put on his armour, and leapt upon his steed.
From The Russian Garland being Russian Folk Tales by J. R. de Rosciszewski
