I. ˈpärvəˌn(y)ü, ˈpȧv- also ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from parvenu, past participle of parvenir to arrive, from Latin pervenire, from per through + venire to come — more at fare , come
: one that has risen (as by the acquisition of wealth or power) above the station in life in which he was born ; especially : one that is unaccustomed to his new station or that makes great pretensions because of his acquired wealth : upstart
loudmouthed parvenus who took care to obtain great publicity for their charitable works — Leslie Charteris
the gentry may be the parvenus of a few generations back — Roy Lewis & Angus Maude
II. adjective
or par·ve·nue “
: newly risen to position especially through the acquisition of wealth or power : like or having the characteristics of a parvenu
the threatening power of the parvenu middle class — Edmund Wilson
the vulgar parvenu house — Jean Stafford
there was nothing parvenu in the penniless lad — Harper's