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limelighter

noun

Etymology

From limelight + -er.

  1. inherited from *lewktom✻
  2. inherited from *leuhtą✻
  3. inherited from *leuht✻
  4. inherited from lēoht
  5. inherited from light
  6. compounded as limelight — “lime + light”
  7. suffixed as limelighter — “limelight + er”

Definitions

  1. A person who excessively seeks attention or tries to take credit for the accomplishments…

    A person who excessively seeks attention or tries to take credit for the accomplishments of others.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA