bragger

[brag-er]

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noun

a person who brags.
Cards.
1. (in some forms of brag) the jack of clubs or nine of diamonds.
2. (in other forms of brag) any jack or nine.
3. 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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Related Words for bragger

windbag, boaster, blowhard, brag, braggadocio, show-off

Examples from the Web for bragger

Historical Examples of bragger

I don't believe a single syllable he says: I never met such a bragger.
Rossmoyne
Unknown
Father laughs to hear about Old Wonder Boy, and he says a bragger ought to be laughed at, and bragging is a bad thing.
The William Henry Letters
Abby Morton Diaz
The people called him "Bragger;" and Arne knew that in bygone days, Nils, the tailor, had treated him badly.
Arne; A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life
Bjrnstjerne Bjrnson
A piece of timber projecting in the same way was called a tassel or a bragger.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4
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