parvenu : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: parvenu	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for parvenu
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parvenu adj characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position Synonym(s): nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart(a) of or characteristic of a parvenu Synonym(s): parvenu, parvenue n a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class Synonym(s): upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche, arriviste
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parvenu \Par"ve*nu`\, n. [F., prop. p. p. of parvenir to attain to, to succeed, to rise to high station, L. pervenire to come to; per through + venire to come. See {Par}, prep., and {Come}.] An upstart; a man newly risen into notice.