new-rich

adjective

Having only recently become wealthy; nouveau riche.

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Meanings

adjectivenew-rich (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving only recently become wealthy; nouveau riche.

    For Haus Wachenfeld was only a modest country house, a big Bavarian chalet which today would be looked at askance by a new-rich shopkeeper.

    1968, Nerin E. Gun, Eva Braun: Hitler's Mistress, page 111
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APA

new-rich. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new-rich

MLA

“new-rich.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new-rich. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “new-rich,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new-rich.

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