PARVENU


Meaning of PARVENU in English

[noun] [C] [formal] [disapproving] - someone or something that has suddenly become successful but is not respected or thought to deserve successHe is still seen as a parvenu in the aristocratic world of the Jockey Club.For the second time in as many months, one of the top jobs at a fashion magazine has been snatched by a parvenu outsider.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.