arrivistes

[ar-ee-veest; Fr. a-ree-veest]

noun, plural ar·ri·vistes

[-veests; Fr. -veest] .

a person who has recently acquired unaccustomed status, wealth, or success, especially by dubious means and without earning concomitant esteem.

Origin:
1900–05; < French; see arrive, -ist

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Arrivistes is always a great word to know.

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