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Parvenu
Parvenu meaning
A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.
Synonyms of Parvenu
Example sentences (2)
The parvenu newcomers, full of the hunger and fervour they brought with them, began to make some serious inroads in the social and financial fabric of the burgeoning city.
In 'The Massarenes' (1897) she gave a lurid picture of the parvenu millionaire in smart London society.