vaunter
- a word derived from vaunt.
Example Sentences
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The king was old and sad; the state of his kingdom preyed upon his mind; he was surrounded by influences hostile to his nephew, whom he himself called "a vaunter of crimes."
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Black, Robert
He was ill-bred, but he was not mean; he was a vaunter but not a coward; he demanded adherence and did not beg alms.
From Quisanté by Hope, Anthony
Or shall I rather of Xantippus ask, Who dar'd to undeceive deluded Rome, And prove this vaunter not invincible?
From The Inflexible Captive A Tragedy, in Five Acts by More, Hannah
A vaunter and a liar are near akin.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
Until then I reserve myself for higher duties which are directly laid upon me: it is not permitted to me to leap from the chariot for the sake of wrestling with every loud vaunter.
From Romola by Eliot, George
