parvenu

  • (s) characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position nouveau-riche, parvenue, upstart,
  • (s) of or characteristic of a parvenu parvenue,

Nouns

  • (n) a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class arriviste, nouveau-riche, upstart,

Synonyms

arriviste nouveau-riche upstart parvenue

Words of close approximity

parvenue