A person from a humble background who has rapidly gained wealth or an influential social position; a nouveau riche; an upstart, a social climber…
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| 释义 | the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > newly rich person (10) parvenu1787 A person from a humble background who has rapidly gained wealth or an influential social position; a nouveau riche; an upstart, a social climber… nouveau richea1796 A person who has recently acquired wealth, esp. one who displays this in an ostentatious or vulgar fashion. Also with plural agreement (usually with… new rich1892 As a count noun: a person with recently acquired wealth. Cf. nouveau riche, n. Now rare. narikin1918 In Japan: a wealthy parvenu. nouveau1927 = nouveau riche, n. Usually in plural. noove1983 = nouveau riche, n. Cf. nouveau, n. Essex man1990 a term used to denote a supposed new type of Conservative voter, to be found esp. in London and the south-east of England in the late 1980s… Subcategories:— collectively (3) |
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