someone who tries to move into a higher social class, especially by being friendly to people of that class. This word shows that you dislike people like this.
Synonyms and related words
Changing social or professional status
acquire
ascent
bankrupt
social climber
noun countable showing disapproval
US
Word Forms
singular
social climber
plural
social climbers
DEFINITIONS1
1
someone who tries to move into a higher social class, especially by being friendly to people of that class. This word shows that you dislike people like this.