arrivisten.adj.

Brit.

/ˌariːˈviːst/, U.S.

/ˌɑriˈvist/

Forms:

α. 1800s– arriviste.

β. 1900s– arrivist.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French arriviste.

Etymology: < French arriviste (1895 or earlier as noun, 1900 or earlier as adjective) < arriver arrive v. + -iste -ist suffix.With the β. forms compare -ist suffix.

Chiefly depreciative.

A. n.

A person who is ambitious or who persistently strives to advance his or her position, social status, etc., esp. to an extent considered ruthless or unscrupulous; spec. one who has recently or rapidly advanced to a social group for which he or she is considered unfit or unworthy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > rise in prosperity, power, or rank > one who is rising in rank or prosperity > ambitious or self-seeking

clamberer1597

climbera1616

arriviste1895

α.

1895 Chap-bk. 1 July 129/2 That unpleasant person, the arriviste, who really ‘arrives’ at so very little, is pungently drawn.

1925 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 174 He [sc. Canning] was an arriviste—an arriviste naked and unashamed.

1959 M. Cumberland Murmurs in Rue Morgue vii. 48 He was a go-getter, an arriviste,..a bull charging at competitive life.

2009 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 49/1 Gatsby felt pressure to hide his status as an arriviste.

β. 1900 Rev. of Reviews Jan. 161/1 The ‘arrivist’ is the young man, apparently, who must get on at all costs.1916 Everybody's Mag. May 580 Political enemies used to call Briand an ‘arrivist’.2001 J. Baudot Building World Community iv. 108 This image of the unscrupulous arrivist suggests that global capitalism is simply the modern avatar of the age old propensity of human beings to exploit each other.

B. adj.

That is an arriviste; resembling or characteristic of an arriviste. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > [adjective] > socially mobile > status-seeking

arriviste1904

social-climbing1917

status-seeking1940

society > society and the community > social class > [adjective] > elevation or exaltation in rank > lately, suddenly, or newly > person(s)

start-up1557

upstart1566

arriviste1904

α.

1904 Times Lit. Suppl. 9 Dec. 388/2 The hero..seems at first to belong to the type of the arriviste literary persons that we know so well in fiction.

1908 W. A. Raleigh Let. 10 June (1926) II. 331 Haldane is arriviste and worldly—not in the least perceptive.

1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! ii. 84 Both Stravinsky and Chirico stand a little outside the more unscrupulous and arriviste work of their disciples.

2007 N. Rosen How to live Off-grid iv. 89 If these arriviste middle classes have their way, they will squeeze the final few breaths of life out of a country community that has already been squeezed to near oblivion.

β. 1913 Independent 11 Dec. 483/1 We believed it our duty to call attention to these post-impressionist or arrivist writers.1936 ‘C. Brahms’ Footnotes to Ballet ii. 51 But ‘arrivist’ though the theme might be, it still found time for..the dancing cadenza.2014 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 5 Apr. (Review section) 27 The working-class aristocracy, the lower middle class.., the squeezed middle (class), the arrivist upper class.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	arriviste
释义	arrivisten.adj. Brit. /ˌariːˈviːst/, U.S. /ˌɑriˈvist/ Forms: α. 1800s– arriviste. β. 1900s– arrivist. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French arriviste. Etymology: < French arriviste (1895 or earlier as noun, 1900 or earlier as adjective) < arriver arrive v. + -iste -ist suffix.With the β. forms compare -ist suffix. Chiefly depreciative. A. n. A person who is ambitious or who persistently strives to advance his or her position, social status, etc., esp. to an extent considered ruthless or unscrupulous; spec. one who has recently or rapidly advanced to a social group for which he or she is considered unfit or unworthy. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > rise in prosperity, power, or rank > one who is rising in rank or prosperity > ambitious or self-seeking clamberer1597 climbera1616 arriviste1895 α. 1895 Chap-bk. 1 July 129/2 That unpleasant person, the arriviste, who really ‘arrives’ at so very little, is pungently drawn. 1925 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 174 He [sc. Canning] was an arriviste—an arriviste naked and unashamed. 1959 M. Cumberland Murmurs in Rue Morgue vii. 48 He was a go-getter, an arriviste,..a bull charging at competitive life. 2009 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 49/1 Gatsby felt pressure to hide his status as an arriviste. β. 1900 Rev. of Reviews Jan. 161/1 The ‘arrivist’ is the young man, apparently, who must get on at all costs.1916 Everybody's Mag. May 580 Political enemies used to call Briand an ‘arrivist’.2001 J. Baudot Building World Community iv. 108 This image of the unscrupulous arrivist suggests that global capitalism is simply the modern avatar of the age old propensity of human beings to exploit each other. B. adj. That is an arriviste; resembling or characteristic of an arriviste. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > [adjective] > socially mobile > status-seeking arriviste1904 social-climbing1917 status-seeking1940 society > society and the community > social class > [adjective] > elevation or exaltation in rank > lately, suddenly, or newly > person(s) start-up1557 upstart1566 arriviste1904 α. 1904 Times Lit. Suppl. 9 Dec. 388/2 The hero..seems at first to belong to the type of the arriviste literary persons that we know so well in fiction. 1908 W. A. Raleigh Let. 10 June (1926) II. 331 Haldane is arriviste and worldly—not in the least perceptive. 1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! ii. 84 Both Stravinsky and Chirico stand a little outside the more unscrupulous and arriviste work of their disciples. 2007 N. Rosen How to live Off-grid iv. 89 If these arriviste middle classes have their way, they will squeeze the final few breaths of life out of a country community that has already been squeezed to near oblivion. β. 1913 Independent 11 Dec. 483/1 We believed it our duty to call attention to these post-impressionist or arrivist writers.1936 ‘C. Brahms’ Footnotes to Ballet ii. 51 But ‘arrivist’ though the theme might be, it still found time for..the dancing cadenza.2014 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 5 Apr. (Review section) 27 The working-class aristocracy, the lower middle class.., the squeezed middle (class), the arrivist upper class. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1895
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