social climber
noun
: one who attempts to gain a higher social position or acceptance in fashionable society
social climbing
noun
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As things go from bad to deadly, the question is, is Cherry a manipulative social climber?
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 May 2024
Wiig plays Maxine, a social climber trying to land with the right movers and shakers in Palm Beach.
—Marianne Garvey, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
The Oscar-winning director told The New York Times that she was initially set to develop the project as a five-hour limited series but the streamer tightened its budget because executives didn't like its main character, a young social climber named Undine Spragg.
—EW.com, 28 Oct. 2023
Like Halston, his origin story involves a pitiful mother; Jessica Lange is pure camp as Truman’s withholding mom, a social climber who failed to penetrate the very same Manhattan circles that would welcome her son.
—TIME, 31 Jan. 2024
The rituals associated with the horse race in Louisville — including sipping mint juleps while wearing opulent attire — are irresistible for many social climbers.
—Bill Brownlee, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
In the mid aughts, the British tabloids frequently painted the Middletons as advantageous social climbers.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2023
So The Crown posits that the relationship was orchestrated by Kate’s mother Carole (Eve Best), a social climber who spent years scheming to throw her daughter in the prince’s path.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
The papers also painted Carole as an advantageous social climber.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2023
Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 May 2024
Wiig plays Maxine, a social climber trying to land with the right movers and shakers in Palm Beach.
—Marianne Garvey, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
The Oscar-winning director told The New York Times that she was initially set to develop the project as a five-hour limited series but the streamer tightened its budget because executives didn't like its main character, a young social climber named Undine Spragg.
—EW.com, 28 Oct. 2023
Like Halston, his origin story involves a pitiful mother; Jessica Lange is pure camp as Truman’s withholding mom, a social climber who failed to penetrate the very same Manhattan circles that would welcome her son.
—TIME, 31 Jan. 2024
The rituals associated with the horse race in Louisville — including sipping mint juleps while wearing opulent attire — are irresistible for many social climbers.
—Bill Brownlee, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
In the mid aughts, the British tabloids frequently painted the Middletons as advantageous social climbers.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2023
So The Crown posits that the relationship was orchestrated by Kate’s mother Carole (Eve Best), a social climber who spent years scheming to throw her daughter in the prince’s path.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
The papers also painted Carole as an advantageous social climber.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2023
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“Social climber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20climber. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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