upwardly mobile

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌʌpwərdliˈməʊbaɪl/


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
upwardly mobile adj
  1. (of a person or social group) moving or aspiring to move to a higher social class or to a position of increased status or power
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
up′ward mobil′ity. 
  1. SociologySee under vertical mobility (def. 1).
  • 1945–50
up′wardly mo′bile. 

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