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grandstander

grandstander noun: a person who grandstands; a show-off.

Noun

grandstander (plural grandstanders)

  1. (derogatory) A person who grandstands; a show-off.
    • After the President fired his FBI director in early May, he dismissed Comey as “a showboat,” “a grandstander” and a “nut job.”2017 June 8, Maeve Reston, quoting Donald Trump, “Trump meets the ultimate adversary in James Comey”, in CNN
    • Trump has previously dismissed Republican dissenters as “grandstanders” and urged them to get onboard.2025 June 3, David Smith, quoting Donald Trump, “Elon Musk calls Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax bill a ‘disgusting abomination’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of grandstander

pluralgrandstanders

Origin of grandstander

From grandstand (verb) + -er.

Questions about grandstander

What does grandstander mean?
Grandstander means a person who grandstands; a show-off.
What part of speech is grandstander?
Grandstander is a noun.
What is the plural of grandstander?
The plural of grandstander is grandstanders.

Words near grandstander in the dictionary

  1. grandstand finish
  2. grandstand finishes
  3. grandstand play
  4. grandstand plays
  5. grandstanded
  6. grandstander
  7. grandstanders
  8. grandstanding
  9. grandstandings
  10. grandstands
  11. Grandtully

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