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social climber

social climber noun: one who tries to improve his or her social status, especially by means of obsequious behaviour.

Noun

social climber (plural social climbers)

  1. (derogatory) One who tries to improve his or her social status, especially by means of obsequious behaviour.
    • “Are you accusing me of social climbing!” she fumed, getting right in his face. “You are a social climber, my darling.” “They only call you a social climber if you're not good at it,” Lucy said, starting for the front door, checking her phone for what would be the last time as she exited.2012, Tonya Hurley, The Blessed, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 79

social climber meaning in Indonesian

social climber in Indonesian

one who tries to improve his or her social position
panjat sosial

Forms of social climber

pluralsocial climbers

Questions about social climber

What does social climber mean?
Social climber means one who tries to improve his or her social status, especially by means of obsequious behaviour.
What is social climber in Indonesian?
Social climber in Indonesian is panjat sosial. See Social climber meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is social climber?
Social climber is a noun.
What is the plural of social climber?
The plural of social climber is social climbers.

Words near social climber in the dictionary

  1. social choice
  2. social circle
  3. social circles
  4. social class
  5. social classes
  6. social climber
  7. social climbers
  8. social climbing
  9. social club
  10. social clubs
  11. social cohesion

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