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braggart

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brag·gart  (brgrt)
n.
One given to loud, empty boasting; a bragger.
adj.
Boastful.

[French bragard, from braguer, to brag, perhaps from Middle English braggen; see brag.]

braggart [ˈbrægət]
n
a person who boasts loudly or exaggeratedly; bragger
adj
boastful
[see brag]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.braggartbraggart - a very boastful and talkative person
egoist, egotist, swellhead - a conceited and self-centered person
Adj.1.braggart - exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"
proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"

braggart
noun boaster, show-off (informal), bluffer, swaggerer, brag, blusterer, swashbuckler, braggadocio, hot dog (chiefly U.S.), bigmouth (slang), bragger, skite or skiter (Austral. & N.Z. informal) a swaggering jovial prankster and braggart
Translations
braggart [ˈbrægət] Nfanfarrón/ona m/f, jactancioso/a m/f
braggart
nPrahler m, → Angeber m
braggart [ˈbrægət] n (old) → spaccone m
braggart [ˈbrægət] n (old) → spaccone m


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Captain Bonneville, who was delighted with the game look of these cavaliers of the mountains, welcomed them heartily to his camp, and ordered a free allowance of grog to regale them, which soon put them in the most braggart spirits.
An instance of the buoyant temperament and the professional pride of these people was furnished in the gay and braggart style in which they arrived at New York to join the enterprise.
It will pleasure me hugely to take a braggart down a notch, an some good man will lend me a stout quarter-staff.
 
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