Fame-by-association conversationalist

• Status-seeking sort ... or a solver of this puzzle, initially?
• Egotistical conversationalist, like Cher?
• Someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends
• Seeker of admiration in conversation via associations
• "So Matthew McConaughey says to me ..." sayer, e.g
• One with dubious connections
• Supercilious sort ... or the title for this puzzle

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
namedropper \namedropper\ n. Someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends. Someone who namedrops.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. a person who name-drops