downstart
noun
: an Irishman of good birth and upbringing but with little fortune
often : a younger son of a good family
Word History
Etymology
down entry 2 + -start (as in upstart)
- play-by-play
- play-by-plays
- play-off
- play-offs
- play-party
- play-pretty
- play/hold/keep one's cards close to the/one's chest/vest
- playa
- playa lake
- playabilities
- playability
- playable
- playabler
- playablest
- playact
- playacted
- playacting
- playactings
- playactor
- playactores
- playactors
- playacts
- playas
- playback
- playbacks