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braggart Definition

brag·gart (brag′ərt)

noun

an offensively boastful person

Etymology: brag + -art

adjective

bragging; boastful

braggart Synonyms

braggart

n.

boaster, braggadocio, brag, big talker, self-promoter, trumpeter, swaggerer, strutter, exhibitionist, egotist, rodomont, peacock, blusterer, bragger, showoff, fanfaron, gascon, blowhard*, windbag*, hot dog*, know-it-all*, bull peddler*.

braggart Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • notorious: General Slobodan Milosevic: Achieved fame by standing up to the notorious braggart and military buffoon Wesley Clark in Yugoslavia.
  • old: I was quite conscious of the possibility that the whole was the extravagance of an old braggart and gossip.

Modifies a noun

  • cheek: Now hold, now hold, thou desperate man, Or thy braggart cheek may pale; Lo!

Browse dictionary entries near braggart

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  8. ‹ brady-
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