bragger

[ brag-er ]

noun

a person who brags.
Cards.
- (in some forms of brag) the jack of clubs or nine of diamonds.
- (in other forms of brag) any jack or nine.
- the first bettor in a game of brag.

Origin of bragger

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at brag, -er¹

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I don't believe a single syllable he says: I never met such a bragger.
Rossmoyne | Unknown
A piece of timber projecting in the same way was called a tassel or a bragger.
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