braggart

[ brag-ert ]

/ ˈbræg ərt /

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noun

a person who does a lot of bragging.

adjective

bragging; boastful.

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Nearby words

bragg's law, bragg, braxton, bragg, sir william henry, braggadocio, braggadocious, braggart, braggartly, bragger, bragging rights, braggy, bragi

Origin of braggart

First recorded in 1570–80; brag + -art

SYNONYMS FOR braggart

bragger, boaster; blow-hard.

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Related formsbrag·gart·ism, nounbrag·gart·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for braggart

It seems the braggart was unaware of the changes in the law.
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One of us had even claimed to be present at Castra Regina, although we mainly considered him a braggart.
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In the book, Alice is a smug, Victorian braggart who loves nothing more than showing off her knowledge.
Alice, Bratty in Wonderland|Nicole LaPorte|February 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Drawcansir, draw′kan-sėr, n. a blustering fellow, a braggart.
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There are nearly always the old miser or rake, the go-between slave, the braggart soldier.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, May 1899|Various
"I would not enter into a pot-house brawl with a braggart boy," he cried.
His Grace of Osmonde|Frances Hodgson Burnett
He tried hard to despise the braggart, but ended with envying him.
Tales From Two Hemispheres|Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen
I will champion the Prince, braggart; with a curse on thee for thy base-hearted treachery to thy wife Torfrida!
The Last of the Vikings|John Bowling

British Dictionary definitions for braggart

braggart

/ (ˈbræɡət) /

noun

a person who boasts loudly or exaggeratedly; bragger

adjective

boastful

Word Origin for braggart

C16: see brag

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Word Origin and History for braggart

braggart

1570s, from French bragard (16c.), with pejorative ending (see -ard) + Middle French braguer "to flaunt, brag," perhaps originally "to show off clothes, especially breeches," from brague "breeches" (see bracket). There may be an element of codpiece-flaunting in all this.

The word in English has been at least influenced by brag (v.), even if, as some claim, it is unrelated to it. Bragger "arrogant or boastful person," agent noun from brag (v.), attested in English from late 14c.