ALL meanings of arriviste
ar·ri·viste
A a - countable noun arriviste You describe someone as an arriviste when you are criticizing them because they are trying very hard to belong to an influential or important social group which you feel they have no right to belong to. 3
- noun arriviste a person who is unscrupulously ambitious 3
- noun arriviste a person who has recently gained power, wealth, success, etc. and is regarded as an upstart; parvenu 3
- noun arriviste An ambitious or ruthlessly self-seeking person, especially one who has recently acquired wealth or social status. 1
- noun plural arriviste a person who has recently acquired unaccustomed status, wealth, or success, especially by dubious means and without earning concomitant esteem. 1
- noun arriviste upstart, newcomer, late arrival, nouveau riche, parvenu, generally characterised as an ambitious, brash or arrogant person who has yet to integrate with his or her new social group. 0