Upstart
noun
1.
a person who has risen suddenly from a humble position to wealth, power, or a position of consequence.
2.
a presumptuous and objectionable person who has so risen; parvenu.
adjective
3.
being, resembling, or characteristic of an upstart.
verb (used without object)
4.
to spring into existence or into view.
5.
to start up; spring up, as to one’s feet.
verb (used with object)
6.
to cause to start up.
noun (ˈʌpˌstɑːt)
1.
a person, group, etc, that has risen suddenly to a position of power or wealth
(as modifier): an upstart tyrant, an upstart family
2.
an arrogant or presumptuous person
(as modifier): his upstart ambition
verb (ʌpˈstɑːt)
3.
(intransitive) (archaic) to start up, as in surprise, etc
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