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clout chasers

clout chasers is the plural of clout chaser.

Meaning of clout chaser

Noun

clout chaser (plural clout chasers)

  1. (informal) A person who attempts to gain political or social power and influence, especially through association or conflict with public figures.
    • [To Daniel Lurie] You are very active on short-form video apps, such as Instagram, Reels, and TikTok. You post more Instagram Reels than a Gen Z clout chaser. And honestly, they’re pretty good.2025 June 27, Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, “Hard Fork Live, Part 1: Sam Altman and Brad Lightcap of OpenAI”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    clout goblin

Questions about clout chasers

What is clout chasers the plural of?
Clout chasers is the plural of clout chaser.

Words near clout chasers in the dictionary

  1. Clouses
  2. Clouston
  3. Cloustons
  4. clout
  5. clout chaser
  6. clout chasers
  7. clout goblin
  8. clout goblins
  9. clout list
  10. clout lists
  11. clout nail

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