Braggart
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɹæɡɑːt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Braggart is a noun meaning Someone who constantly brags or boasts.
Meaning
Someone who constantly brags or boasts.
More Meanings
- Characterized by boasting; boastful.
Example Sentences
O I could play the woman with mine eyes, / And Braggart with my tongue.
O my fair Mistress, Truth! Shall I quit thee, / For huffing, braggart, puft Nobility?
Shallow water gives a great splash, and so a braggart has ever been contemptible in my eyes.
He took him on the long walks of which he was fond, and made him in some sort his humble confidant, talking to him of himself and his plans with large and braggart vagueness.
Word Forms
- braggarts
- braggard
Synonyms for braggart
Depending on context, synonyms include blower, blowhard, blusterer, boaster, braggadocian, bragger.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include boastful, bragging, boaster, vaunter, self-aggrandizing, cock-a-hoop.
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