Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grandstander

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: grand-stander
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who grandstands; a show-off.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"After the President fired his FBI director in early May, he dismissed Comey as “a showboat,” “a grandstander” and a “nut job.”"
"Trump has previously dismissed Republican dissenters as “grandstanders” and urged them to get onboard."

Etymology

From grandstand (verb) + -er.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

grandstanders (plural)

Questions

What does grandstander mean?: A person who grandstands; a show-off.
Where does grandstander come from?: From grandstand (verb) + -er.

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