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arriviste

[ ar-ee-veest; French a-ree-veest ]

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noun

, plural ar·ri·vistes [ar-ee-, veests, a, -, r, ee-, veest].

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

arriviste

/ arivist; ˌæriːˈviːst /

From French, dating back to 1900–05; arrive, -ist

French: see arrive , -ist

In it there is as much enthusiasm as serious purpose, as much of the essence of youth as of the arriviste.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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