Noun name-dropper has 1 sense

1. name dropper - someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends
   --₁ is a kind of imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player
   

Term: Name Dropper

Description:

A name dropper refers to a person who frequently mentions the names of famous or important people to impress others.

Examples:

As a noun:

• She is such a name dropper; always boasting about the celebrities she has met.
• The party was full of name droppers, each one trying to outdo the other with their connections.

As an adjective:

• His name-dropper attitude made him unpopular among his colleagues.
• The event was nothing but a gathering of name-dropper socialites.

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