parvenu in the PONS Dictionary

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
They served the parvenu well.
en.wikipedia.org
These parvenu settler kings or ezes have become an irritant and a source of worry to an ordinarily tolerant people.
thenationonlineng.net
But he hasn't learned a critical lesson: emphasizing what you paid for your suit and your watch marks you as a parvenu.
thinkprogress.org
Bone-headed entertainers and parvenus abound.
www.huffingtonpost.ca
They thought they were already part of the elite set and could raise the drawbridge on these parvenus.
www.dailymail.co.uk
He's more interested in the team -- in winning -- than in how many extra sports cars he can afford, or one-upping some other parvenu in the salary sweepstakes.
news.nationalpost.com

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