SOCIAL CLIMBER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior

Synonyms:

climber; social climber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("social climber" is a kind of...):

arriviste; nouveau-riche; parvenu; upstart (a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "social climber"):

lion-hunter (someone who tries to attract social lions as guests)

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