parvenu

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɑːvəˌnjuː/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɑrvəˌnu, -ˌnju, ˌpɑrvəˈnu, -ˈnju/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pär′və no̅o̅′, -nyo̅o̅′, pär′və no̅o̅′, -nyo̅o̅′)

par•ve•nu /ˈpɑrvəˌnu, -ˌnyu, ˌpɑrvəˈnu, -ˈnyu/USA pronunciation n., pl. -nus, adj.
n. [countable]

one who has attained wealth or influence, but has not yet gained the acceptance or the social graces associated with it.

adj. [before a noun]

par•ve•nu (pär′və no̅o̅′, -nyo̅o̅′, pär′və no̅o̅′, -nyo̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n.

a person who has recently or suddenly acquired wealth, importance, position, or the like, but has not yet developed the conventionally appropriate manners, dress, surroundings, etc.

adj.

Latin pervenīre, equivalent. to per- per- + venīre to come
French: upstart, noun, nominal use of past participle of parvenir to arrive, reach
1795–1805

par′ve•nu′dom, n.
par′ve•nu•ism, n.

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parvenu /ˈpɑːvəˌnjuː/ n

a person, esp a man, who, having risen socially or economically, is considered to be an upstart or to lack the appropriate refinement for his or her new position

adj

Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from parvenir to attain, from Latin pervenīre, from per through + venīre to come

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