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arriviste

noun

/ˌæriˈviːst/

Meaning

A person who has recently gained wealth or status but is considered arrogant or socially unsophisticated.

The business world is full of ambitious arrivistes.

upstart, parvenu, climber, newcomer

aristocrat, noble

social arriviste, political arriviste, ambitious arriviste

extreme poverty or destitution

The quality of being impossible to predict or anticipate.

Twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night

a person who wins a competition or contest

The ability to produce a desired or intended result; effectiveness.

the loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash