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arriviste

ar ri viste |ˌärēˈvēst ˌɑriˈvist | noun an ambitious or ruthlessly self-seeking person, esp. one who has recently acquired wealth or social status. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from French, from arriver (see arrive ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

arriviste

arriviste |ˌariːˈviːst | noun an ambitious or ruthlessly self-seeking person. DERIVATIVES arrivisme |ˌariːˈviːzm (ə ) |noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from French, from arriver (see arrive ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

arriviste

arriviste noun he regarded trade as a haven for arrivistes: social climber, status seeker, would-be, go-getter, self-seeker, adventurer, adventuress; newcomer, upstart, parvenu, parvenue, vulgarian; (arrivistes ) the nouveau riche, the new rich, new money.

 

French Dictionary

arriviste

arriviste adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Ambitieux qui use de tous les moyens pour parvenir au premier rang ou à la fortune. SYNONYME intrigant .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

arriviste

ar ri viste /æ̀riːvíːst /〖<フランス 名詞 C ⦅非難して ⦆成金, 成り上がりもの ; 出世主義者, 野心家 .