Translations for „social climber“ in the English » German Dictionary

so·cial ˈclimb·er N pej

social climber

sozialer Aufsteiger/soziale Aufsteigerin inf

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a social climber

ein sozialer Aufsteiger/eine soziale Aufsteigerin inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She is a shallow, mercenary social climber, who married him only for his wealth and position and was unfaithful.

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She is described as a social climber, outspoken, sarcastic and opinionated.

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She made it plain she was an aspirational social climber who couldn't stand the plebs she'd left behind.

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He was a social climber who duped his wife into marriage and refused to sleep with her on their wedding night.

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As an aspiring author and social climber he preferred not to associate himself publicly with such questionable material, and his name therefore does not appear on any editions.

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He is also something of a social climber, eager to impress his friends and family with his worldly knowledge and important acquaintances.

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Ambitions: there is always this desire to be a social climber, to have power, in every community, parish or institution.

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I don't think he's a bad person, he's a social climber but a nice person.

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He was little more than a social climber.

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Is she the smart-mouthed little social climber of the opening scenes?

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