braggart

[ brag-ert ]

noun

1. a person who does a lot of bragging.

adjective

1. bragging; boastful.

braggart

/ ˈbræɡət /

noun

1. a person who boasts loudly or exaggeratedly; bragger

adjective

1. boastful

Other Words From

• braggart·ism noun
• braggart·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of braggart¹

First recorded in 1570–80; brag + -art

Word History and Origins

Origin of braggart¹

C16: see brag

Example Sentences

It seems the braggart was unaware of the changes in the law.

From The Daily Beast

One of us had even claimed to be present at Castra Regina, although we mainly considered him a braggart.

From The Daily Beast

In the book, Alice is a smug, Victorian braggart who loves nothing more than showing off her knowledge.

From The Daily Beast

He had never been a braggart; his hostility had always been lazy and cynical.

From Project Gutenberg

Richard sent a shaft through the very heart of this braggart Turk.

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But the Huguenot generals evidently imagined that there was nothing in the speech beyond the prating of a silly braggart.

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She would not marry a coward or a braggart, even if he were the owner of ten thousand acres.

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Perhaps it was for the cowardice he had displayed in action, for he was an arrant coward and braggart.

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