upstart (n)
parvenu (n)
nouveau-riche (n)
arriviste (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 18
def a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
Outgoing links
Hypernym unpleasant person, disagreeable person
Derivationally related form nouveau-riche → nouveau-riche
Derivationally related form parvenu → parvenu
Hyponym social climber, climber; junior
Incoming links
Derivationally related form parvenu → parvenu
Derivationally related form nouveau-riche → nouveau-riche
Hyponym unpleasant person, disagreeable person
Hypernym social climber, climber; junior

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