Nouveau riche
Nouveau riche noun - One who has recently acquired wealth and social position.
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Synonyms for Nouveau riche
Self-made man and nouveau riche are semantically related in newly rich topic. In some cases you can use "Self-made man" instead a noun phrase "Nouveau riche".
Self-made man
Nouveau riche and self-made man are semantically related in person who achieves success on own topic. You can use "Nouveau riche" instead a noun phrase "Self-made man".
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Related pairs
- parvenu and nouveau riche
- parvenu and self-made man
- upstart and nouveau riche
- upstart and self-made man
- arriviste and nouveau riche
- arriviste and self-made man
- nouveau-riche and nouveau riche
- nouveau-riche and self-made man
- social climber and nouveau riche
- social climber and self-made man
- profiteer and nouveau riche
- profiteer and self-made man
- vulgarian and nouveau riche
- vulgarian and self-made man
Both terms in one sentence
- One of the preps in Bully refers to himself as nouveau riche because he's ashamed to admit that his father is a self-made man.
Source: Gratuitous French -
He's a Self-Made Man and/or Nouveau Riche who's fiercely proud of having worked his way up from the gutter — even if that "work" involved scaring other people into giving him money.
Source: London Gangster - Contrast Impoverished Patrician, someone who has titles but not money, Nouveau Riche, someone who has money but not titles or social graces, and Self-Made Man, someone who made their money through hard work rather than inheritance.
Source: Old Money
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