social climber

noun

: one who attempts to gain a higher social position or acceptance in fashionable society

social climbing noun

Examples of social climber in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Carrie Coon and Morgan Spector will be back as the ambitious social climber Bertha Russell and her railroad tycoon husband George Russell, though their relationship hit some rough waters in Season 3. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026

Radziwill tells the girls Maxwell was never interested in the real Carole Radziwill, only her name, because Maxwell was a chronic social climber. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

Keith played conservative social climber Margo Leadbetter, who is baffled by her neighbor Tom's sustainability-centric lifestyle with wife Barbara Good (Felicity Kendal). — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 29 June 2026

The stories focused on portraying her as a calculating social climber who only pursued the president’s oldest son to gain access to his wealth, power and celebrity, the Daily Mail also said. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for social climber

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• dimer
• eimer
• primer
• rhymer
• timer
• heterodimer

Kids Definition

social climber

noun

: one who attempts to gain a higher social position or be accepted in fashionable society