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parvenu

par·ve·nu [ prvə n, prvə n ] (plural par·ve·nus)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody newly rich or influential: somebody who has recently gained wealth or social status but who is still considered as inferior

[Early 19th century. < French< past participle of parvenir "arrive" < Latin pervenire< venire "come"]
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