Parvenu
Definitions
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.
Equivalents
14 more languages
العربيةحديث الثراء
Češtinazbohatlík
Ελληνικάνεόπλουτος
Magyarparvenü
Íslenskauppskafningur
Italianoparvenu
Nederlandsparvenu
Polskidorobkiewiczdorobkiewiczowskikarierowiczkarierowiczkakarierowiczowskinowobogackanowobogackinuworysznuworyszkanuworyszowskiparweniuszparweniuszkaparweniuszowski
Portuguêsparvenu
Tiếng Việtnhà giàu mới nổi
Examples
“But the favourite's power and influence⟳ provoke intense ill-feeling among other courtiers, who regard him as a sinister, usurping parvenu with ideas above his station, or perhaps even a sorcerer.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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