Definition of Grandstander

1. Noun. Someone who performs with an eye to the applause from spectators in the grandstand.

Generic synonyms: Exhibitionist, Show-off
Derivative terms: Grandstand

Definition of Grandstander

1. Noun. A person who grandstands ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Grandstander

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grandstander

grandpas
grandpaternal
grandpaternity
grandreefite
grands
grandsir
grandsire
grandsires
grandsirs
grandson
grandsonless
grandsons
grandstand
grandstand play
grandstanded
grandstander (current term)
grandstanders
grandstanding
grandstands
granduncle
granduncles
graney
granfalloon
granfalloons
granfer
granfers
grange
granger
grangerisation
grangerisations

Literary usage of Grandstander

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Good Roads Institute, Held at the University of North by University of North Carolina (1793-1962, Good Roads Institute, Chapel Hill, N.C., University of North Carolina (1793-1962), Chapel Hill Good Roads Institute, N.C (1912)
"... brand has nothing of the grandstander in his make-up and is willing to work long and hard for road improvement, expecting no other reward than a ..."

2. Terry: A Tale of the Hill People by Charles Goff Thomson (1921)
""I know him, Major,—a grandstander." Terry stepped in front of the Major and returned the savage's stare. A moment they battled, then the Hillman ..."

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