nouveau riche
noun
nou·veau riche
ˌnü-ˌvō-ˈrēsh 
plural nouveaux riches
ˌnü-ˌvō-ˈrēsh
: a person newly rich : parvenu
Examples of nouveau riche in a Sentence
a nouveau riche who is reportedly using his money to buy his way into Palm Beach society
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The series is set in late 19th-century London and follows four generations of the Forsytes, who have lived and thrived as members of the nouveau riche for five decades.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Mar. 2026
If the digital nouveau riche have sufficient discretionary income to unseat the coupon-clipping linear-TV gang, all that outsized buying power may not necessarily translate to a full-on tech takeover.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Trouble begins brewing with the arrival of their nouveau riche neighbors, Edgar Linton (Shazad Latif), and his ward, Isabella (Alison Oliver).
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
As nouveau riche neighbor Yermolái (Lance Gardner) tries to impress upon the profligate Liubóv that her property is in arrears and about to be auctioned off, the rules and tone of their world still seem unsettled under the direction of Carey Perloff.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Mar. 2026
If the digital nouveau riche have sufficient discretionary income to unseat the coupon-clipping linear-TV gang, all that outsized buying power may not necessarily translate to a full-on tech takeover.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Trouble begins brewing with the arrival of their nouveau riche neighbors, Edgar Linton (Shazad Latif), and his ward, Isabella (Alison Oliver).
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
As nouveau riche neighbor Yermolái (Lance Gardner) tries to impress upon the profligate Liubóv that her property is in arrears and about to be auctioned off, the rules and tone of their world still seem unsettled under the direction of Carey Perloff.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Nouveau riche.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nouveau%20riche. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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