0 someone who acts or speaks in a way that is intended to attract attention and impress people watching:
He was seen as a self-promoter and grandstander.
Walker was never a grandstander or a comfortable public speaker.
Although she is a classically trained pianist, Spektor is neither a grandstander nor a showoff.
Not that he's a grandstander; he uses little gestures to tell the story.
If these political grandstanders actually want to do something significant for public safety, let them change the law.
