social climber

English Thesaurus

1. someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior (noun.person)

hypernym	:	arriviste, nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart,
definition	:	a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class (noun.person)

hyponym	:	lion-hunter,
definition	:	someone who tries to attract social lions as guests (noun.person)

derivation	:	climb,
definition	:	improve one's social status (verb.change)

derivation	:	climb,
definition	:	improve one's social status (verb.change)