Hypertext Webster Gateway: "upstart"
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) 1.7 (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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