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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024up•start /ˈʌpˌstɑrt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person who has risen suddenly from a humble position to wealth, power, or importance.
adj. [before a noun] - being, resembling, or characteristic of an upstart.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024up•start (n., adj. up′stärt′;v. up stärt′),USA pronunciation n. - a person who has risen suddenly from a humble position to wealth, power, or a position of consequence.
- a presumptuous and objectionable person who has so risen;
parvenu.
adj. - being, resembling, or characteristic of an upstart.
v.i. - to spring into existence or into view.
- to start up;
spring up, as to one's feet.
v.t. - to cause to start up.
- 1275–1325; Middle English (verb, verbal); see up-, start
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