parvenu
/ˈpɑːvənjuː/noun
उच्चारण पार्वन्यू
नवधनाढ्य, अचानक धनी बना व्यक्ति
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[C] formal, disapproving
a person from a low social or economic position who has suddenly become rich or powerful
नवधनाढ्य, अचानक धनी बना व्यक्ति
- The old families looked down on the parvenu.
- The parvenu bought the largest house on the hill to impress the town.
- The aristocrats treated the new millionaire as a parvenu and refused his invitations.
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- In the novel, the parvenu tries hard to copy the manners of the old rich.
- They called him a parvenu because his wealth had come so suddenly.
Synonyms upstart nouveau riche social climber arriviste
Opposite aristocrat blue blood old money
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One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a person who has suddenly become rich, especially one who shows off, is a parvenu, upstart or nouveau riche; one who tries to move into a higher social class a social climber; a person from a noble family an aristocrat.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: अचानक धनी बना व्यक्ति, विशेषकर दिखावा करने वाला, parvenu, upstart या nouveau riche; ऊँचे सामाजिक वर्ग में जाने का प्रयास करने वाला social climber; कुलीन परिवार का व्यक्ति aristocrat।