namedropper
See also: name-dropper and name dropper
English
editEtymology
editname + dropper or namedrop + -er
Pronunciation
editAudio (Mid-Atlantic US): (file)
Noun
editnamedropper (plural namedroppers)
- A person who name-drops
- 1974 April 13, Barbara Piccirilii, “Landerslander”, in Gay Community News, page 9:
- One last note: Ann Landers is a name dropper. "I had lunch with the Ambassador from Saudi Arabia yesterday", "Just last week I was talking with the Senator."