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upstart |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Upstart \Up*start"\, v. i. To start or spring up suddenly. --Spenser. Tennyson. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Upstart \Up"start`\, n. 1. One who has risen suddenly, as from low life to wealth, power, or honor; a parvenu. --Bacon. 2. (Bot.) The meadow saffron. --Dr. Prior. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Upstart \Up"start`\, a. Suddenly raised to prominence or consequence. ``A race of upstart creatures.'' --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: upstart adj : characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position [syn: {nouveau-riche}, {parvenu}, {parvenue}, {upstart(a)}] n 1: an arrogant or presumptuous person 2: 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}]
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