Thesaurus results for SOCIAL CLIMBER

social climber

noun

Definition of social climber

as in elitist

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of social climber In classic Brooksian fashion, this simple succession plan becomes complicated by a potential scandal involving her social climber husband (Jack Lowden), the sudden return of her womanizing father (Woody Harrelson), and, well, Ella McCay’s own stubbornly idealistic personality. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025 The House of the Dragon alum stars in The Girlfriend (under the direction of costar Robin Wright) as a scheming social climber who aims to seduce a naive trust fund heir, against his mother's wishes. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025 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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for social climber

Recent Examples of Synonyms for social climber

elitist

Noun

It’s been argued that all publicity is good publicity, but the six-city tour is also testing those limits as Newsom seeks to shake off the image, fair or not, of a liberal elitist out of touch with Main Street.

— MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press, 24 Feb. 2026
Those unions’ rank and file, increasingly, see Democrats as cultural elitists who look down on them and want to replace their jobs.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025

Definition of elitist

Browse Nearby Words

social

social climber

social climbers

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Social climber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/social%20climber. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of social climber

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

compunction

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Can' vs. 'May'

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes