social climber
noun
: one who attempts to gain a higher social position or acceptance in fashionable society
social climbing
noun
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The actress was best known for her role as snobby social climber Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, the BBC comedy that ran for five seasons between 1990 and 1995.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
British star Patricia Routledge, best known for her role as social climber Hyacinth Bucket in sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, has died.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Is Cherry a scheming social climber?
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Because, my goodness, they’re set out on so much land — each the personal playgrounds of ambitious chefs and nouveau-riche social climbers, reveling in the Custom of the Country.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
British star Patricia Routledge, best known for her role as social climber Hyacinth Bucket in sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, has died.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Is Cherry a scheming social climber?
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Because, my goodness, they’re set out on so much land — each the personal playgrounds of ambitious chefs and nouveau-riche social climbers, reveling in the Custom of the Country.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Social climber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20climber. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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