Definition of Parvenu
Parvenu
par·ve·nu
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(noun)
(derogatory) one that has risen above their economic status from poverty to wealth, wherein other members of the wealthy class have not accepted or recognized a new member among their ranks;
e.g. Having gained a large inheritance, many among the upper-class sneered at him as though he were a parvenu and not part of a distinguished family.
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