Definitions for arriviste

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arriviste ar·ri·viste

Spelling: [ar-ee-veest; French a-ree-vees

IPA: /ˌær iˈvist; French a riˈvist/

Arriviste is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 352 anagrams from letters in arriviste (aeiirrstv).

Definitions for arriviste

noun

1. a person who has recently acquired unaccustomed status, wealth, or success, especially by dubious means and without earning concomitant esteem.

Origin of arriviste

From French, dating back to 1900-05; See origin at arrive, -ist

Examples for arriviste

In it there is as much enthusiasm as serious purpose, as much of the essence of youth as of the arriviste.