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SOCIAL CLIMBER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior
Synonyms:
climber; social climber
Classified under:
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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