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Female upstart
Answer for the clue "Female upstart ", 8 letters:
parvenue
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Word definitions for parvenue in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Feminine equivalent of parvenu.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position [syn: nouveau-riche , parvenu , upstart(a) ] of or characteristic of a parvenu [syn: parvenu ]
Usage examples of parvenue.
La Nekyia nous est parvenue fort surchargee, par les aedes qui la chantaient aux banquets, de morceaux qui ne sont ni du meme age ni du meme caractere.