Word of the Day – Arriviste

Arriviste (noun)

arri-veest

An ambitious or ruthlessly self-seeking person.

A person who has recently attained high position or great power without due effort or merit; an upstart; a vulgar, unscrupulous individual, a bounder.

Example sentences

“She’s a classic arriviste, she’d sell her grandmother if it profited her.”

“I’m too caring to ever succeed, you need to be an arriviste to get anywhere in the financial arena.”