name dropper vs fake

name dropper and fake both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
name dropper	Yes	No	No	No
fake	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, fake is a hypernym of name dropper; that is, fake is a word with a broader meaning than name dropper:

Other hypernyms of name dropper include faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer.

name dropper (noun)	fake (noun)
someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends	(football) a deceptive move made by a football player
	something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
	a person who makes deceitful pretenses

name dropper (adjective)	fake (adjective)
	not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
	fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

name dropper (verb)	fake (verb)
	speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
	make a copy of with the intent to deceive
	tamper, with the purpose of deception