Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun arriviste

1 sense of arriviste

Sense 1
upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche, arriviste -- (a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class)
       => unpleasant person, disagreeable person -- (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)