1. upstart - Noun
2. upstart - Adjective
3. upstart - Verb
4. upstart - Adjective Satellite
To start or spring up suddenly.
One who has risen suddenly, as from low life to wealth, power, or honor; a parvenu.
Suddenly raised to prominence or consequence.
Source: Webster's dictionaryUpstart greatness is everywhere less respected than ancient greatness. Adam Smith
As a young kid sprouting a wispy moustache, I was sometimes dismissed by the Russians as an upstart. I have been referred to even as a "coffeehouse player”. Viswanathan Anand
As for the woods' excitement over you That sends light rustle rushes to their leaves, Charge that to upstart inexperience. Where were they all not twenty years ago? They think too much of having shaded out A few old pecker-fretted apple trees. Robert Frost
If you've spent a long time developing a skill and techniques, and now some 14 year-old upstart can get exactly the same result, you might feel a bit miffed I suppose, but that has happened forever. Brian Eno
Britain kept its position as the dominant world power well into the 20th century despite steady decline. By the end of World War II, dominance had shifted decisively into the hands of the upstart across the sea, the United States, by far the most powerful and wealthy society in world history. Noam Chomsky
An upstart is a sparrow eager to marry a hornbill. Malawi Proverb