social climber
social climber · social climbers
One who tries to improve his or her social status, especially by means of obsequious…One who tries to improve his or her social status, especially by means of obsequious behaviour.
» This president is a social climber.
DJ_Saidez · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(derogatory)One who tries to improve his or her social status, especially by means of obsequious behaviour.
Karrierist, (sozialer) Aufsteiger
someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior
Examples
3 sentencesThis president is a social climber.
Tom is a social climber.
Mary is a social climber.
Translations
5 languagesDeutsch
one who tries to improve his or her social position:
Forms
plural: social climbers| Singular | social climber |
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| Plural | social climbers |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior:climber