arriviste

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French arriviste.

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Noun

arriviste (plural arrivistes)

  1. (derogatory) 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.
    • 1920, Bertrand Russell, chapter V, in The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism‎:
      The second class in the bureaucracy, among whom are to be found most of the men occupying political posts just below the top, consists of arrivistes, who are enthusiastic Bolsheviks because of the material success of Bolshevism.

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French

Etymology

From arriver +‎ -iste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ʁi.vist/
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Noun

arriviste m or f by sense (plural arrivistes)

  1. (derogatory) arriviste

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ar.riˈvi.ste/
  • Rhymes: -iste
  • Hyphenation: ar‧ri‧vì‧ste

Noun

arriviste f

  1. plural of arrivista

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