name-dropper

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
  • The hard-to-shop-for scent snob in your family?
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • On my African American side, there’s my father, who’s become a coffee snob and appreciates a great cup of black coffee made with beans from a small roaster.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Name-dropper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/name-dropper. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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