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Noun: social climber
Usage: informal
  1. Someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behaviour
    "The social climber attended every high-society event, hoping to ingratiate himself with the elite";
    - climber

Derived forms: social climbers

Type of: arriviste [informal], nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart

Encyclopedia: Social climber