boaster

¹ American  

[boh-ster] / ˈboʊ stər /

noun

1. a person who boasts boast or brags.

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boaster ² American  

[boh-ster] / ˈboʊ stər /

noun

Masonry.

1. a chisel for boasting boast stone.

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Usage

What does boaster mean? A boaster is someone who is known for boasting—bragging, especially in a way that exaggerates or shows excessive pride about the boaster’s skills, possessions, or accomplishments.The word boast can also be used as a noun to refer to such a claim, as in He was a boaster who was known for his outrageous boasts—like about how he once rode a shark.Boasters most often boast about themselves—their skills, their possessions, or the things that they have accomplished—but a boaster can also boast about someone else. A parent might be called a boaster because they constantly boast about their child’s accomplishments, for example.A boaster can be described as boastful.Example: Don’t be such a boaster—try to have a little humility.

Etymology

Origin of boaster¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; boast ¹, -er ¹

Origin of boaster²

First recorded in 1875–80; boast ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

He was not a boaster, but it was clear from his pictures—of war, of conflict, of civil unrest—that he was brave.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 8, 2019

The boaster, he said, “claims more than he has” and is “a contemptible sort of fellow” but “seems futile rather than bad.”

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2018

Turns out the closeness, once highly anticipated, was now suffocating because the friend was a nonstop talker, boaster, and one-upper.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2014

Yeah, whether it’s Richard Sherman or someone else, we love the big boast, even if the end game is invariably to tsk-tsk the boaster for having the temerity to speak his mind.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2014

Conan Mail or Conan the Bald, the best-marked and best-sustained character in the Ossianic romances; large-bodied, a great boaster, a great coward, and a great glutton.

From Old Celtic Romances by Unknown