Arriviste (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural ar·ri·vistes [ar-ee-veests; French a-ree-veest]. /ˌær iˈvists; French a riˈvist/.
  1. a person who has recently acquired unaccustomed status, wealth, or success, especially by dubious means and without earning concomitant esteem.
noun
  1. a person who is unscrupulously ambitious
Arriviste (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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