Parvenu

['pɑːvənuː;-njuː] or ['pɑrvənu]

(adj.) of or characteristic of a parvenu .

Inputed by Jules--From WordNet

(n.) An upstart; a man newly risen into notice.

Edited by Lester

n. [Fr.] Upstart, mushroom, snob, pretentious fellow, pretender to gentility.

Checker: Raffles

n. an upstart: one newly risen into notice or power.—adj. like a parvenu.

Inputed by Augustine