A person who has only recently become rich
Champignon or Agaricus bisporus, the mushroom species most commonly used in cooking.
johnnies-come-lately
The definition of a Johnny-come-lately is a newcomer, or is someone who is late to accepting a position or late to arriving at an event.
A person who has suddenly risen to a higher social and economic class and has not yet gained social acceptance by others in that class.
The definition of a snob is a person who looks down on certain people and things and who considers himself better or more refined.
Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance his own situation, placing expediency above principle.
A social pretender on the lookout for advancement; one who pushes his fortune by equivocal means, as false pretences.
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(Person, proper) In English history, the son or the grandson of James II
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