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arriviste
[ ar-ee-veest; French a-ree-veest ]
noun
, plural ar·ri·vistes [ar-ee-, veests, a, -, r, ee-, veest].
- a person who has recently acquired unaccustomed status, wealth, or success, especially by dubious means and without earning concomitant esteem.
arriviste
/ arivist; ˌæriːˈviːst /
noun
- a person who is unscrupulously ambitious
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Word History and Origins
Origin of arriviste1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of arriviste1
French: see arrive , -ist
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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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