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arribista

[ariˈβ̞ist̪a]

Rhymes with is.ta

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Del francés arriviste.

noun arribistas

Persona ambiciosa y sin escrúpulos que trata de progresar con rapidez sin valorar la ética de los medios empleados y saltándose cualquier prevención moral.

In English

nouveau riche new money: wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are theref
upstart newly rich or prominent
go-getter one who is motivated or inclined to excel
hustler one who hustles
social climber one who tries to improve his or her social position

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@misc{arribista_2026,
  title = {arribista},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/arribista},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}