upstart

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. an arrogant or presumptuous person
• Hypernyms:
unpleasant person, disagreeable person
• Hyponyms:
wise guy, smart aleck, wiseacre, wisenheimer, weisenheimer
2. a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
• Syn:
kip
• Hypernyms:
gymnastic exercise
3. a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
• Syn:
parvenu, nouveau-riche, arriviste
• Derivationally related forms:
nouveau-riche (for: nouveau-riche), parvenu (for: parvenu)
• Hypernyms:
unpleasant person, disagreeable person
• Hyponyms:
social climber, climber, junior

II - adjective

characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
• Syn:
nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue
• Similar to:
pretentious
• Derivationally related forms:
parvenu (for: parvenu), nouveau-riche (for: nouveau-riche)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart(a), kip, arriviste