- upstart up·start n
- ['ʌpˌstɒːt]
(pej: in society) parvenu m inv , (in organization, hierarchy) ultimo (-a) arrivato (-a) che si dà arie d'importanza
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upstart up·start n
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Upstart — Up*start , v. i. To start or spring up suddenly. Spenser. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Upstart — Up start , a. Suddenly raised to prominence or consequence. A race of upstart creatures. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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upstart — (n.) 1550s, one newly risen in importance or rank, a parvenu, also start up, from UP (Cf. up) + START (Cf. start) (v.) in the sense of jump, spring, rise. Cf. the archaic verb upstart to spring to one s feet, attested from c.1300 … Etymology dictionary
upstart — upstart1 [up′stärt΄] n. a person who has recently come into wealth, power, etc., esp. one who behaves in a presumptuous, aggressive manner; parvenu adj. 1. newly rich, powerful, etc. 2. of or characteristic of an upstart upstart2 [up stärt′] vi … English World dictionary
Start-up — (st[aum]rt [u^]p ), n. 1. One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of high rustic shoe. [Obs.] Drayton. [1913 Webster] A startuppe, or clownish shoe. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Start-up — a. Upstart. [R.] Walpole. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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start-up — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: obsolete English start up, past participle of English start up, v. archaic : upstart II. noun ( s) Etymology: start up ( … Useful english dictionary
