arriviste

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French arriviste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæ.ɹɪˈviːst/

Noun

arriviste (plural arrivistes)

1. An upstart or newcomer; nouveau riche; parvenu; an ambitious, brash or arrogant person who has yet to integrate with his or her new social group.

Translations

upstart — see upstart

See also

• social climber
• drifter

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French

Etymology

arriver +‎ -iste

Pronunciation

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Noun

arriviste m or f (plural arrivistes)

1. arriviste

Related terms

• arrivisme

Descendants

• → Catalan: arribista
• → English: arriviste
• → Galician: arribista
• → Greek: αριβίστας (arivístas)
• → Italian: arrivista
• → Portuguese: arrivista
• → Spanish: arribista

Further reading

• “arriviste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iste

Noun

arriviste f

1. plural of arrivista

Anagrams

• riavresti, riservati, riversati, rivestirà