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Definition of Name dropper
1. Noun. Someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends.
Generic synonyms: Fake, Faker, Fraud, Imposter, Impostor, Pretender, Pseud, Pseudo, Role Player, Sham, Shammer
Definition of Name dropper
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of namedropper) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Name Dropper
Literary usage of Name dropper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Vita Viri Clarissimi Et Famosissimi Kyriaci Anconitani by Francesco Scalamonti, Charles Mitchell (1996)
"That Ciríaco was an inveterate name-dropper will be clear from even a cursory
look at the Index at the end of this volume. For Byzantine names in this ..."
2. Pierre Péladeau cet inconnu by Bernard Bujold (2003)
"Robert Maxwell avait la réputation d'être un «name dropper». Ses conversations
étaient continuellement truffées de noms tels George Bush (père), ..."
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