upstart
/ˈʌp.stɑɹt/ noun C2- One who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but either has not received social acceptance or has become arrogant or presumptuous.
- The meadow saffron.
Plural upstarts
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“I never like upstarts.”
They are destined for each other by the voice of every member of their respective houses; and what is to divide them?--the upstart pretensions of a young woman without family, connections, or fortune!
You would be no longer a lost child found, but you would be looked upon as an upstart, who had sprung up like a mushroom in the night.
Like all upstarts, he had had recourse to a great deal of haughtiness to maintain his position.
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