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parvenu   (TTS Sound)

The noun parvenu has 1 sense

• upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche, arriviste -- (a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class)

The adj parvenu has 2 senses

• nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart -- (characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position)


• parvenu, parvenue -- (of or characteristic of a parvenu)