social climber
noun
: one who attempts to gain a higher social position or acceptance in fashionable society
social climbing
noun
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Instead, Wiig takes center stage as Maxine Simmons, an ambitious social climber in the rarefied Palm Beach society.
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Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
But now, such societies tended to attract eccentrics and social climbers, people who were either all-in on the promise of attaining universal secrets or simply there to hob-nob.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
This one’s a costume drama called The Favourite, and Stone plays a scheming social climber in the court of Queen Anne.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2024
As things go from bad to deadly, the question is, is Cherry a manipulative social climber?
—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
Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
But now, such societies tended to attract eccentrics and social climbers, people who were either all-in on the promise of attaining universal secrets or simply there to hob-nob.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
This one’s a costume drama called The Favourite, and Stone plays a scheming social climber in the court of Queen Anne.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2024
As things go from bad to deadly, the question is, is Cherry a manipulative social climber?
—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
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“Social climber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20climber. Accessed 28 Jun. 2024.
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