Dictionary Entry
A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, rights, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.
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Common Phrases
. parvenuau parvenuparvenu paysanparvenu estparvenu richparvenu pas
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Poetry examples for “parvenu”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →IV. The Mouse that gnawed the Oak-tree Down
V. Parvenu
VI. The Spider and the Ghost of the Fly