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Definitions
of or characteristic of a parvenu
Word origin
Borrowed from French parvenu, past participle of parvenir, from Latin perveniō (“arrive, reach”).
Used in a sentence
“But the favourite's power and influence provoke intense ill-feeling among other courtiers, who regard him as a sinister, usurping parvenu with ideas above his station, or perhaps even a sorcerer.”
“The Progressives were of the educated middle class, angry at the rule of parvenu financiers and industrialists.”
“The majority of the adults, however, viewed Luisa Santiaga as the precious jewel of a rich and powerful family whom a parvenu telegraph operator was courting not for love but self-interest.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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