upstart

  • 11upstart — ► NOUN derogatory ▪ a person who has risen suddenly to prominence and behaves arrogantly …

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  • 12Upstart — Infobox Software name = Upstart developer = Scott James Remnant released = 24 August 2006 latest release version = 0.5.0 latest release date = 12 August 2008 latest preview version = latest preview date = operating system = Ubuntu genre = Init… …

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  • 14upstart — up|start1 [ ʌp,start ] noun count OFFENSIVE a new person in an organization or group who behaves as if they are more important than the people who are already there: What an arrogant little upstart! upstart up|start 2 [ ʌp,start ] adjective… …

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  • 15upstart — I UK [ˈʌpˌstɑː(r)t] / US [ˈʌpˌstɑrt] noun [countable] Word forms upstart : singular upstart plural upstarts a new person in an organization or group who behaves as if they are more important than the people who are already there What an arrogant… …

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  • 16Upstart — An individual who has risen in social rank and/or economic status but who has yet to be accepted by other individuals in his or her newly found social and economic class. Upstart refers to a person who has had a sudden rise to a new class and… …

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  • 17upstart — up|start [ˈʌpsta:t US a:rt] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: upstart to jump up suddenly (14 19 centuries)] someone who behaves as if they were more important than they really are and who shows a lack of respect towards people who are more experienced …

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  • 18upstart — [[t]ʌ̱pstɑː(r)t[/t]] upstarts N COUNT (disapproval) You can refer to someone as an upstart when they behave as if they are important, but you think that they are too new in a place or job to be treated as important. Many prefer a familiar… …

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  • 19upstart — noun (C) someone who is new in their job and behaves as if they are more important than they really are: an impudent young upstart upstart adjective …

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  • 20upstart — n. & adj. n. a person who has risen suddenly to prominence, esp. one who behaves arrogantly. adj. 1 that is an upstart. 2 of or characteristic of an upstart …

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