Answer: namedropper

AnswerCrossword Clue
NAMEDROPPERClumsy social climber?
NAMEDROPPERFame-by-association conversationalist
NAMEDROPPEROne with dubious connections
NAMEDROPPERSort of snob.
NAMEDROPPERSeeker of admiration in conversation via associations
NAMEDROPPEREgotistical conversationalist
NAMEDROPPEREgotistical conversationalist, like Cher?