arriviste

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arriviste

\a.ʁi.vist\

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Dérivé de arriver avec le suffixe -iste.

noun arrivistes

pejorative Celui qui pratique l’arrivisme, qui use de n’importe quel moyen pour s’imposer dans le monde. Autour d'eux, des intellectuels, des écrivains d’avant-garde, snobs gagnés à un bolchevisme moral et politique, arrivistes précocement aigris, les appuient et les encadrent.

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noun

In English

nouveau riche new money: wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are theref
pushy overly assertive, bold, or determined
upstart newly rich or prominent
social climber one who tries to improve his or her social position

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"arriviste." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/arriviste. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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arriviste. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/arriviste

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"arriviste." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/arriviste.

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@misc{arriviste_2026,
  title = {arriviste},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/arriviste},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}