bragger
Americannoun
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a person who brags.
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Cards.
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(in some forms of brag) the jack of clubs or nine of diamonds.
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(in other forms of brag) any jack or nine.
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the first bettor in a game of brag.
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Etymology
Origin of bragger
Example Sentences
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He was a genuine guy, not a bragger or anything like that,” remembered Weldon.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2022
Mostly, I feel angry when I hear about one of her achievements, even though she’s not a bragger.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021
I am firmly of the opinion that LaVar Ball is an overbearing colossal bragger whose only concern is his own self-aggrandizement.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2017
She wasn't a bragger, like Norman Mailer, or a misanthrope like J.D.
From US News • Feb. 19, 2016
“Then they don’t know. They think you’re a bragger and a liar, and they have every right to, but they don’t know.”
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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