noun
- a person who performs showy or dramatic actions to impress an audience or gain attention rather than for genuine reasons
Usage: informal; often disapproving
Examples
- He's such a grandstander—he always has to make a big speech at every meeting.
- The politician was accused of being a grandstander for staging dramatic photo ops instead of solving real problems.
- She didn't volunteer to help because she cared; she was just being a grandstander.
- The athlete was criticized for grandstanding after every goal instead of focusing on the team.
- Don't be a grandstander—just do your job without all the unnecessary drama.