braggart
[brag-ert]
Origin of braggart
Synonyms for braggart
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Related Words for braggart
know-it-all, egotist, windbag, boaster, blowhard, brag, bragger, swashbuckler, exhibitionist, blatherskite, braggadocio, peacock, show-off, gasbag, trumpeter, raver, grandstander, hotshot, ranter, bigmouthExamples from the Web for braggart
Contemporary Examples of braggart
It seems the braggart was unaware of the changes in the law.
One of us had even claimed to be present at Castra Regina, although we mainly considered him a braggart.
In the book, Alice is a smug, Victorian braggart who loves nothing more than showing off her knowledge.
Historical Examples of braggart
But that's that braggart, major Marvel—and a marvel he is, I can tell you!
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
He had the reputation of being a hard liver, and something of a braggart.
The Hunted OutlawAnonymous
His friend looked at him with a braggart air, and sang to himself.
Little DorritCharles Dickens
He tried hard to despise the braggart, but ended with envying him.
Tales From Two HemispheresHjalmar Hjorth Boysen
Surely thou wouldst not have son of thine proved liar and braggart?
A Book of MythsJean Lang
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Word Origin for braggart
C16: see brag
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