aggrandizer

noun

Meaning

Someone who increases the power, status, wealth, or importance of themselves or something else, often in an exaggerated or self-serving manner.

Examples

He acted as an aggrandizer for his family name, embellishing their history to gain social standing.
The CEO was an aggrandizer who spent the company's budget on luxury offices to project an image of immense success.

Synonyms: boaster, braggart, magnifier, self-promoter, grandstander

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aggrandizer

noun

Pronunciation: əˈɡræn.daɪ.zər

Definition

Someone who increases the power, status, wealth, or importance of themselves or something else, often in an exaggerated or self-serving manner.

Examples

He acted as an aggrandizer for his family name, embellishing their history to gain social standing.
The CEO was an aggrandizer who spent the company's budget on luxury offices to project an image of immense success.
Critics dismissed the author as a mere aggrandizer of his own minor contributions to the field.

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