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Noun: grandstander  'gran(d),stan-du(r)
  1. Someone who performs with an eye to the applause from spectators in the grandstand
    "The politician was accused of being a grandstander during the debate"

Derived forms: grandstanders

Type of: exhibitionist, showboat [N. Amer, informal], show-off [informal]