PARVENU

Parvenu

A parvenu is a person who is a relative newcomer to a socioeconomic class. The word is borrowed from the French language; it is the past participle of the verb parvenir .

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parvenu

Noun

  1. A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, rights, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.

Adjective

  1. Being a parvenu; also, like, having the characteristics of, or associated with a parvenu.


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