name-dropper
upstart, person who mentions the names of important or well-known people as if they are close acquaintances in order to make an impression on others
name dropper
Noun
1. someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends
(hypernym) imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player
name dropper
one who implies famous people are his friends What a name dropper! He spoke of Gordon Lightfoot as his friend.
name dropper
Synonyms and related words:
Brahmin, adventurer, bourgeois gentilhomme, egghead, elitist, highbrow, mandarin, newly-rich, nouveau riche, nouveau roturier, parvenu, pig in clover, prig, snob, social climber, sprout, status seeker, tufthunter, upstart, would-be gentleman
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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