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Definition of parvenu noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

parvenu

noun
 
/ˈpɑːvənjuː/
 
/ˈpɑːrvənuː/
(plural parvenus)
(formal, disapproving)
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  1. a person from a low social or economic position who has suddenly become rich or powerful
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘arrived’, past participle of parvenir, from Latin pervenire ‘come to, reach’.
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