name-dropper

Definition of name-droppernext
as in elitist

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Noun
  • Those unions’ rank and file, increasingly, see Democrats as cultural elitists who look down on them and want to replace their jobs.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The private remark reinforced a sense, even among conservatives, that the wealthy businessman was an out-of-touch elitist who was ready to write-off about half the country as indifferent to his economic agenda.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For design lovers and many coffee snobs, the vessel makes the drink.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Terroir doesn’t just belong to wine snobs, because apparently Ethiopia owns it.
    John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Name-dropper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/name-dropper. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.

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