grandstandernoun [ C ]
/ɡrænˌstæn.dər//ɡrænˌstæn.dɚ/disapprovingsomeone who acts or speaks in a way that is intended to attract attention and impress people watching:
He was seen as a self-promoter and grandstander.
More examples
- Walker was never a grandstander or a comfortable public speaker.
- Although she is a classically trained pianist, Spektor is neither a grandstander nor a showoff.
- Not that he's a grandstander; he uses little gestures to tell the story.
- If these political grandstanders actually want to do something significant for public safety, let them change the law.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
- bravura
- dressed
- exhibitionist
- flamboyant
- flash sth around
- hot dog! idiom
- meretricious
- ostentatious
- parade
- play to the gallery idiom
- push
- razzmatazz
- showman
- slut
- splashy
- streaker
- strut
- swanky
- tarty
- theatre
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