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List of meaning for parvenu

an individual who moves from a lower economic and social class to a higher one while remaining an outsider

upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche, arriviste(adj)

a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class

nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart(a)(adj)

characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position

parvenu, parvenue(adj)

of or characteristic of a parvenu

one who has recently acquired wealth and social position

the kind of trophy house that a parvenu buys to prove to people, and to himself, that he has indeed arrived

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